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J veryone at Bryan College had
a reason for coming here, initially,
and has a reason for staying. Our
students come to Bryan from aU
over this country, all over the globe;
our perspectives and backgrounds
are varied and sometimes contradic-
tory. Our school, our community,
would not be what it is without this
diversity, but how much do we really
know about the individuals that j|
hold it all together? The fact is, we
are daily loved and served by our
professors and faculty, even though
we're often unaware of the ways
they pour into oiir lives; our staff '
have created a kind of altruistic
harbor, where students are encour- \
aged and enabled to freely think,
grow, and develop; their hope is
that students - filled to the brim
with the care, wisdom, and instruc-
tion they have been given - will
then go out into the world and begin
to pour into the lives of others.

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_ rom reporting the
weather every morning to
classes, to mentoring, to gifting
chocolate to passing students,
Bryan's professors each find
meaningful ways to serve their
students. If you were greeted
warmly in the cafeteria line
or just talked for an hour in
the office of a gracious profes-
sor, you've already seen how
the faculty and staff give of
themselves abundantly. With-
out their dedication and kind-
ness, Bryan wouldn't be the
same school: they have been
constantly pouring in.

.sk any fresliman what the
most valuable library resource is ,
and they might list a particular
book or search engine, but ask any
senior (necessarily turned into
library-junkies by their theses)
and they will probably respond
wholeheartedly: "Mrs. Johnson."
Mrs. Vonnie Johnson is one of
those rare constants that every
college hopes for; she has worked
in libraries for 35 years and in the
Bryan College Library for over :
20 years. During this time she
has seen numerous generations
of library staff come and go,
filled in as director when needed,
and always preferred to remain a
"reference librarian" in order to
have more direct contact with the
students.

"The thing I like to do most
is helping students with their
research," Mrs. Johnson says, "I
just enjoy the one-on-one interac-
tion I have with students. I like
being there for them and encoui-
aging them in their walk with
the Lord." Aside from learning
nearly every student's name, Mrs.
Johnson has made an effort to be
involved with students outside the
library walls as well; she and her
husband are longtime "hall par-
ents" and she has been a part of
-everal different Bible study groups
as well. "I just enjoy college stu-
dents," Mrs. Johnson says, "They
can have fun; they can be serious.
They're just at a neat time in their
lives where they're sorting through
a lot of things."

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here is very little about
assistant soccer coach Joey
Johnson that can be labeled as
"traditional." Born in Ontario,
Canada, and having grown up

in the northwest jungles of

Bolivia, Johnson has a breadth

of knowledge and experiences

;hat few can parallel. Even after

moving to Florida when he was

a teenager, Johnson and his
family continued to do Amazo-
f; nian missions work during the
summers. "As a family, it broad-
' ened our perspective on life and
1 began to instill in all of us a
'leart for people," Johnson says.

This "heart" has taken him all
over the world and eventually '^^
brought him to Bryan. After
playing professional soccer for
seven years, Johnson came to
Bryan io work as assistant
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"Joey just invests in everyone
around him," says men's soccer
manager Megan Devaney. "He
recognizes that there are deeper
things going on and he's genu-
inely interested. He has made a
huge impact on the guys and I
know they were all really happy
that he decided to stick around
for awhile."

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ground for Phase IT of the ne-vv entrance. Even though the

Trustees may not he seen mueh aroinid campus, they devote a

lot of time and effort in keeping Bryan running by establishing

)olicies, raising money, and setting long-term goals, among oilier

things (plioto by Evan .lolin^on).

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,.ongiatulations, Class of
2009, for successfully carrying
on Bryan's great traditions and
making Bryan the outstanding
center for study, reflection, service,
and living together in community.
Stay in touch with your classmates
and be there to celebrate their suc-
cesses and to support them when
they feel the inevitable jiain that
life will bring. Be faithful to your
alma mater and show apprecia-
tion to those on this hill who have
invested their lives in you.

Remember your calling and mis-
sion to make a difference in the
world that God gives to you in
your earthly pilgrimage. You
will be truly successful if you
consistently practice loving God
with all your heart, soul, mind,
and strength, and if you will love
all others in the way that He loves
you. Return soon and often to your
Bryan home and those who love
you. God's best,

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Pictured from left to right: Mayor Billy Ray Patton, Senator Jim Cobb, Steve Dillard, John Hanes, Dr.

Steven Livesay, Rachel Welch, Tim Hostetler, Representative Ken Yager, John Heath, Bob Vincent,

and Ralph Green. Together,- this group of state and local dignitaries joined the Bryan College family in

breaking ground for the new Bryan College entrance (phoio by Joseph Demme).

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dcrgrass (DevelopmeiU. OOito Manager;

Dennis MUler (Executive Directoi- uf

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Biidwel! (Advancement Assistaiit)

(jVhotps by Joiseph Dcmmo); Paidakay

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-t Bryan's 2008 homecom-
ing, Brett Landes and his broth-
er, Matt, were inducted into our
Hall of Fame for their basket- '--
ball skills. After reconnecting
with many former friendships,
Brett Landes decided to give
back to the college that had fos-
tered so many wonderful memo-
ries. He pledged $1,000,000
dollars for the school's new en-
trance. "Brett is very generous
and has helped many people,"
says alumni director Mr. Tro-
manhauser.

The new entrance will be dedi- '
cated to Landes' father and is

scheduled for completion by ' ,^,.,
Homecoming 2009. Construction
will take place in the ravine be-
hind Rudd auditorium where the
entrance will begin at Highway
27 and end with a roundabout on
Bryan campus. The donation will
~— I provide Bryan with a safer en-
trance: two lanes, sidewalks, and
environmentally safe lighting. . .
not to mention the fact that it will
just look awesome.

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For eleven years, Judy Olsen has worked behind the
scenes as the Admmistrative Assistant to the Office
of Student Life, giving of herself and pouring into
Uves: so influential to the Bryan Community that
a local restaurant named a menu item in her honor.
(photo by Rachel Lowdermilk).

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IWmatkni), Ben Norqaist (Ajga rt an t Biractor of -, , ■ ,, . , . . j , _.^^

nurtkm), Jewi Hundley (Awoourte for W«nhq> A Bjac^pJeeMp),

I)u>kile Belmxaii (AuocUte for Spiritiul Sbormatkm) (^

by Katfyn Levi), Brooe Horgan (Dean of Stndents) (iplkot(>

l>y Baohel Lowdermilk), I>t Li* MoMley (Gampiu GomiMlor

(photo by Katlyn Levi)

_ his place would fall apart
without Ms. Judy," says senior Jana
Watson. Judy Olsen is the communica-
tor to the students and the administra-
tive assistant for: the Vice President of
Student Life, the Dean of Students, the
Campus Counselor, the Resident Direc-
tors, and the Dean of Spiritual Forma-
tion. A predictable answer for campus-
related questions is simply, "I don't
know. Ask Ms. Judy, she'll know;" and
when the questioner walks into the Of-
fice of Student Life, he is rewarded with

a smile and a ready answer, because ]
Ms. Judy really does know just about
everything.

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Lynn FtralBom (Be&nnfle Libraxian),

Po% Bevis (SiQMKTiaor of Libnoy

Texjbnioal Servioee), Connie Sand-

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Johnaon (PnHie Servieee Tihnirian),

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Judy Olsen was raised in New Jersey
and attended Cedarville College, ma-
joring in Elementary Education. She
passionately desired to be a missionary,
but when she was diagnosed with thyroid
cancer, she was no longer able to travel
outside the country. Instead, she taught
in Dayton's Calvary Baptist School until
1998, when she came to work at Bryan for
the Office of Student Life. Judy's exten-
sive reach within Bryan's community
allows her to influence the lives of nearly
every student, and she states her goal as
simply this: "I want to help students real-
ize how important they are, no matter who
they are or what they're doing."

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Assistant Director of Admissions Christopher Heri-^*'
derson enjoy their work so much that it barely seems
like work to them: "I get paid to be friends with

people!" says Fendrich (photo by Evan Johnson).

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Llthough Christopher Henderson grew up in
Dayton, he never considered attending Bryan Col-
lege until three years into his college career at East
Tennessee State University. While at ETSU, Chris
began contemplating worldview and the ways that
it influences education. Suddenly aware that every
aspect of education at ETSU was portrayed as neu-
tral, Chris began to woiider about the purpose of
such an education. "Sure I was learning," he said,
"but what, and to what end?" It was at that point
that he made the decision to transfer to Bryan. He
wanted the advantage of a school that understood
and was intentional about teaching from a Christ-
^Ef gji centered worldview.

Now a Bryan graduate, Chris works in Bryan's
Admissions Office, recruiting new students and
coordinating the admissions counselors. His vision
for Bryan College is that the school continues to
prepare its students to be leaders in their generation
by helping them to develop their own worldview and
better understand the worldviews of others. Chris is
so passionate about his job — the work is so enjoyable
and the rewards of it so great — that he has a hard
time considering it work at all. He says that there
hasn't been a single person he has invested in that
hasn't blessed him in some way.

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PicUiiod bottom, lefi. to riglil: Pat Rains (Business Oi:
Kinney (Business Office Manager ~ photos liy iiachel J.jovvdci

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ia! Aid): Hi-'k

Taydiorii (Director of Financial Aid ~ photos by Isatlyn L

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/like Hathaway, from the
Information Technology depart-
ment, plans to graduate from
the Aspire program in 2010 with
a business degree, and he wants
to use his degree to teach kids
about all things computer-relat-
ed. When not studying, playing
electric guitar, or doing on-sight
work for I.T., Hathaway can
be found volunteer coaching in
basketball and football at Spring
City middle school. He says, "The
satisfaction of making a difference
in kid's li^"es and being a positive

Pictured beloM", left to right: Adam Cro\Mioble
(Web Programmer); Stefon Gray (Director of In-
formation Technologrs" Ser\"ices): Matt Meloncon

(IT Helpdesk Technician): Jim^ Kinser (Multi-
media Manager / Events Facilitator); Steve Paul-
son (Database Administrator/Manager): James
Sullivan (IT Network Administrator) (photos by
Joseph Demme).

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talking with anyoneV^fflifes the cafeteria.

Knappen has suffered |^M^erve damage in

her hands because theBJ^yferozen together

on a youth retreat she attended in northern

Minniesota in the frigid, 42-below weather. The

one who carried her to recieye medical attention

later became her husb^^^jl^o by Katlyn Levi).

ianne Knappen is our ever-smihng,
hardworking cafeteria lady. For the past
two years, every weekday from eleven to
four, Knappen has acted as greeter of eat-
ers and cafeteria bouncer: warmly greet-
ing Bryan students and faculty as they
make their way into the Pioneer-catered
cafeteria and tenaciously making sure that
everyone eating cafeteria food has either
swiped their card or paid cash.

During the lulls between meals Knappen
can be found straightening tables, sweep-
ing the floor, and wiping off tabletops: it
is her way of showing her care for Bryan

College and its students. She says, "I
don't want kids sitting at sloppy tables."

Knappen loves the daily interaction

with people that her job entails. She is a

f natural people person and believes that

: a person's attitude is what is important,

which explains the warmth of her friendly

smile. %,

Pictured above, left to right: Nicki Landetro(Pioneer
Employee), Terri Henderson (Pioneer Employee),
Kat Rickerds (Pioneer Employee), Heath Hall (As-
sistant Manager of Pioneer Food Services), Heather
Wilson (Pioneer Employee), (photos by Katlyn Levi),
Winnie Davey (Director of Mailroom Services), Valerie
Castlen (Mail Services Assistant), Jar^d^^^^y^^g

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s' pictured: A.J. Caudill.

Ed Stobart and Christian Pendeigrass

weld a chair cart together with the blow

torch, (photo by Evan Johnson)

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Pictured top. Ipft to right: D6w« ^ '

of Physical Plant) Da\ id Morgai. , i

rRclor of Pli) sif-al Plant), Slevfi Sluirpe (P
Plant Service Technician); Karen Kanden (Laiiti-
scapiug Coordinator); Ronald MaScngak ((;( ncriil
Maintenance and Repair); Gary Cheon (S
Technician & Stiulent Viorker Coordinator);
.J J>avi(l ITcLscl (Phjsical Plant Service Tcchmciaii);
f Herman Downey' (Physical Plant Service Techni-
lian) (photos by Evan Johnson).

3- atrick Mugridge purposefully
interacts with coaches and the training
team as he cleans the gym and Wood-
lee dorm, putting forth effort to get
to know Bryan students on a personal
basis. He and his family also open their
home to students for meals, for brief es-
capes from campus, and even for short
vacations when students' homes are
too far away.

Mugridge's relationship with students
is in many ways simply an extension
of his work environment. The main-
tenance department begins its early
mornings with a daily devotion that
includes scripture reading and prayer
focus; it is a sort of team, or family, that
cares for every member through shared

prayer requests and praise, and Mu-
gridge continues that family mentahty by
getting involved in the lives of the Bryan
students.

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Pictured bottom, Irll to ligiit: Hetli Tiirnrr ( Kii-

\ iromnciitaJ Services Assistant) (photo liy Joseph

Demnic): Cheryl Kerlcy (Enviromuental Service^^

A.sfiistanl) (photo hyjenn 'McCue); Sandra Ceary

(Emiroinnental Ser\ -taut) (photo by

ivatlyn Levi); Teresa King (Em ironmenlal Ser-

\ices Assistant); Breuda Sims (Evenin;.'- Svii'ervisor

of Environmental Services); Betli i . •

; i-oiimciital Scr\ ici's As.-islaiit). Lola iJyer ^t:,as i-

runiueiitai ."jcrx ices-Sn}>ervisor} (photos by Jeim
>Ii{"m:); Jonathan Bacon (Enviroumr utal Ser\ i.v~
Assi.^lanl): Amy Masengale (En\ iwmmenial ^ci-
\^ces Assistant) (pJiotos 1>t Joseph nenimc). ^^

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(Accicditation Liasioii); l)r. Richard €oiuclht>. {
(photos by Josopli Deinine); Dr. David Jeiikinsn
clinic Doctor); Nurse Jenkinsoii (Folycliiuc) (ph
Katl\ 11 Levi).

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Taini Tiulberg, who initially started working at Bryan to help

pay for her children's education, loves the level of interaction

she is able to have with the students as the Bookstore manager.

Helping students like freshmen Nicole Thomas and Cynth^g,^

Wade is part of her ministry (photo by Katlyn Levi).

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College since 1998, started working in the
college bookstore at a part-time position.
Eventually the job became full-time, and
now, TuUberg is the manager of the store.

With a history of Bryan College that spans

over two decades and being the daughter
of a former Bryan professor, TuUberg loves
the ministry opportunities that the school

has offered her: "I love the bookstore
because it gives me a chance to be creative
and talk to students." ,

She has an opportunity to become a
"substitute" mother for many of the stu-
dents who miss their families or are hav-
ing a hard time adjusting. Also known as
Momma T, TuUberg is always ready to give
a hug to students in need and opens her
home to students that need the influence of
a parent figure. "This is part of my job, and
I love this part of my job," TuUberg said.

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.."Bottoui. led to right: Gary Marzellii (Night Watch-
man S\iper\'isor (photo by Evan .[ohnson): Jennifev
Travis, Coordinator of Field ExperienceSi/Ediioal inu
Specialist): Janet Piatt, Registrar (photos by Joseph
Deinnie): Marlene ^Hkey (Dii-potpr of Career Plaii-
.Hiiu;); Stciihaiiie Mace (Origins Researcli Assistant)

(pluiti)s by Kaehei Lowderniilk).!?tephaiue Mace,
Origins Research Assistaal (photo by RaclicI Lowder-

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ntnitted RDs and their diieclor, Bruce Morgan, pose in front of
inkgo tree beside Long dorm. Dedicated entirely to what they
this learn has been working with one another for two years
uencing students' lives for Christ. Myra Goza and Bruce Morgan
^e both served for ten years along with Tim Shetter (nine years),
tthew Williams (four years), Amamla Allquist (three years), and
islina Anderson (two years), (photo by Rachol Lowderinilk)

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. he resident director is the
heart of dorm life. Resident
directors pour their hearts and
Hves into the resident assistants,

who in turn, pour theirs into
their fellow students. Sacrifices in
privacy and alone time are made
in order to give students and RAs
the encouragement and direction
they need, and this is not merely
the resident director's job: it is
, their life. Kristina Anderson, RD
of Robinson, says that her favor-
ite part of her job is the fact that
she gets to see students' growth
and "the randomness that each
day brings. No two days are the
same." Matt WiUiams, RD of ,.
Long, states that he gets energy J
through watching people grow
and change. He says that, with-
out doubt, the most rewarding '
part of being resident director
is the opportunity to live out the
gospel in front of people.

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Krislina Afidiuson, Aiiutrida Al-
St, Timothy Shelter (photos h
Rachel Lowd<"rnvi!k).

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r. Scott Jones has a heart for

missions and is actively involved in
Bryan's Break for Change, this year
by giving guidance and spiritual
leadership to the Nicaragua team.
Jones has also gone on six overseas
missions trips and numerous trips
within the States, serving in what-
ever capacity he is able and always
learning from his experiences. In
Poland, Jones helped run a family
camp with Roma gypsies for a week
by holding Bible studies, services
with music, and Bible clubs. In
Russia, Jones was influenced by
Moscow's local believers, who gave
him a new view of "church" by
meeting in their homes.

In Romania, Jones was assigned as
the "prayer person" of his team,
which offered him a new oppor-
tunity for character development
by making him aware of the power
of prayer. He tells the story of a
time when he was prayer walking
and watching a rain cloud grow over
a mountain. Knowing the danger
flooding brought to the area of Ro-
mania he was ministering to, Jones
prayed for the God to take away the
threat of that rain. Right before his
eyes, the cloud stopped moving and
went the other direction. That mo-
ment changed Jones' life by showing
him the power, importance, and effec-
tiveness of prayer.

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(j)liolo by I'^vai) Joluisori): Dr. Doug t.
iiaril (j)htvto by Evaa .r«hnscm): Div K, u
TiuiK^r (plioLo by Evan JoLason); Df. Judri
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uxing the fall of 2006, Dr.
Whit Jones began experiencing a
sudden difficulty in swallowing.
The problem persisted throughout
the school year, and that summer
Jones began getting tested for pos-
sible causes. By September 2007, he
was put on a medication for My-
"* asthenia Gravis. The drug didn't
have much effect, however, and the
doctors began to suspect that Jones
was experiencing the early manifes-
tations of a much more debilitating
illness: Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS).

Although his first ALS test came
back negative, Jones lived for the
next eight or nine months under
the threat of a probable ALS diag-
nosis. He describes the entire ex-
perience as a test of his faith. "I'm

not naturally adventurous, you
know, and I don't just plunge my-
self into places where my faith will
be tested," he said with a chuckle,
"But gradually I've gotten better
and better at trusting the Lord."

Since the fall of 2008, when Jones

was finally diagnosed with the M

Myasthenia, he has been responding

relatively well to the medication and

has been feeling healthy and strong.

"I've been remarkably calm

throughout this whole thing," he

says. "And that's unusual for me!"

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Evan Jolmson); Dr. Bctli Impson: Mr. Wiin

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r. Chris Clark believes

that the most powerful and
effective vehicle for illustrat-
ing and teaching the love of
God is by weaving it into a
story. Because of this, Clark's
goal is to teach film stu-
dents to become storytellers
and synthesizers of culture
through their films. "Every-
one should be able to make
their own story, even if they
are the cameraman," Clark
says, and his students have
the opportunity to do this
in his Introduction to Film,
Narrative Film, and Euro-
pean Cinema classes.

When not teaching class or
writing scripts, Clark invites
his students into his home
fe^ every other Sunday night
for movies, desserts, and big
events on television. Clark
began these weekly meeting
when he first arrived at Bryan
two years ago, and the movie
choices vary from The Wizard
of Oz to obscure European films.

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Palmer (photo by Joiiu McCiic): Mr.
uie Belittle (photo submitted); Dr. H;

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r. Jack Traylor loves his stu-
dents. Every day at 8 a.m., Dr. Tray-
lor stands outside his classroom door,
warmly welcoming students. For their
benefit, he prepares a daily powerpoint .
of the day's weather and news reports
that plays as students settle into their
seats. Traylor begins each class period
with a brief devotional, and then the
students pass around a prayer book, on
which they write prayer requests which
are addressed at the class' end.
In addition to his history courses,
Traylor is also Bryan's women's self
defense instructor. He had assisted
with the program for ten years before
taking over the head instructor posi-
tion in 2003.

Traylor and his wife, Karin, also
assist Bryan's women's basketball
team. He calls the stats, helps with
practices, and plans and attends the
trips, and she is the statistician. All of
this involvement is simply out of Tray-
lor's love for his students and his hope
that they will in turn reach out to their
community by getting involved.

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Dr. David Luther and Dr. Sigrid Luther have been with Bryi
College for thirty years. He saj^s that she is by far the best a
companist he has ever worked with (plioto by Katlyn Levi).

r. David Luthei- and Dr.
Sigrid Luther met while attending
undergraduate school. They were
married only six months before Dr.
Luther was drafted into the Army
during the Vietnam War, and while
Dr. David Luther was overseas.
Dr. Sigrid Luther took a teaching
position at Pillsbury Baptist Col-
lege in Minnesota. The Luthers were
separated for 18 months while Dr.
Luther was stationed in Korea.

When Dr. David Luther returned

home from the war, the couple
moved to Louisiana to complete
graduate school. While in the pro-
cess of completing their doctorate
program, they were offered teach-
ing positions at Bryan College, giv-
ing them the opportunity to slowly
complete their doctorate degrees
without feeling the need to rush.

Bryan College offered the Luthers
an opportunity to develop not only
as teachers but also as a married
couple. "It had been blessing to work
together," Dr. Sigrid Luther said.
"A lot of married couples probably
would not be able to do it. But we
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the country with a friend (while hauling a stump-grinder to pay
fr., "K^rmiarian" ad ventu res') before moving to Chattanooga as a
popcorn and hotdogs. He now engages in
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r. Brian Eisenback is a new professor
at Bryan College this year. A former Bryan
student majoring in Biology, he now teach-
es Biology and Entomology. Bryan College's
focus on worldview has been influential in
Eisenback's life, and is now the basis for
much of his instruction. He says, "Bryan's
strong emphasis of worldview was some-
thing I took with me after graduating."

Whether teaching about the unique beauty
of insects or the complexity of human de-
velopment, Eisenback desires to emphasize
the things that are often taken for granted.
"I think that one of the great purposes of

science is to... enlighten [students] that
the world they maybe never think about is
way more beautiful and complex than they
have gone through their life knowing," Dr.
Eisenback explains, "I would want [stu-
dents] to have an appreciation, when they
walk away from oiie of my classes, for the
beauty, diversity, and complexity of what-
ever subject they learned from me."

Dr. Eisenback is excited to be on staff with
his former teachers, to learn from them
in a new relationship. Although the initial
change from mentoree to peer was intimi-
dating for him, Eisenback has been warmly ^
welcomed by the Science Depart staff. He
appreciates their guidance as well as the free
rein he has to make changes in classes that
they formerly taught. All in all, Eisenback is
grateful for the opportunity to teach here at
Bryan and is enjoying his work. He says, "We
basically won the lottery to have a chance
to attend and teach at a college, especially
a Christian college, but we often take it for
granted."

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staple in the mathematics depart-
ment for 27 years, and his passion
is admired by both faculty and stu-
dents. Simpson did not attend school
with the aspiration of teaching. In
fact, his father insisted on his taking
an education course while he was at-
tending undergraduate school, and he
hated it. He declares, "It was awful,
and I said, 'No more.'" But later, at
graduate school, Simpson was offered
to have his tuition and living expenses
paid if he taught a class. He accepted
the offer, and says, "I found it was a
blast, and that was really the point
that I decided I would use math as a

Bryan College has developed the
way Simpson views his vocation in
relation to his faith. He says, "It was

here at Bryan that I was forced to
think about the relationship between
mathematics and the Bible, math-
ematics and the Christian life." He
now seeks to integrate his faith into
his teaching method. Whether by
using the hymn "Amazing Grace" to
explain infinite sets, or by using the
rational creation of mathematics to
point towards a rational creator, Simp-
son desires to share with students what
Christ has taught him.

Idition to teaching and advising matl^TOaents sln^T'982. Dr.
son also gives direction to students who have not declared a ,
r yet. He is one of only a few advisors for these general edUM-
CQajorS (photo by Joseph Demme).

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classroom management with her
students in the Curriculum Lab
in the library, a room specially
equipped for education majors
(pliolo liy fiaclii:! Lowdrrmilk).

.is. Kathryn Sayncs is a new
addition to Bryan's education depart-
ment. A former Bryan student who
went on to teach seventh and eighth
grade for four years, Saynes has been
1^ excited to come back to Bryan, say-
ing, "My biggest reason for wanting to
come back to Bryan was just the free-
dom that I had to express my opinions
and rehgious convictions^" If

The opportunity Saynes had in teach-
ing in the pubHc sector is something
she wants to bring back to Bryan Col-
lege. She wants to help her students
learn how to take a Christian world-
view and practice it and apply it in the
real world, saying, "The things that I
saw in public school and the eye-open-
ing that I had when I started there - I
wanted to bring that back and really
educate the students to the real world
of education."

Saynes has replaced Marey Froemke, 9
her own former teacher. "I had ex-
pectations," Saynes notes, "because I
remembered the way that she carried
these classes out. I had to take them,
and make them my own." Of the educa-
tion department, Saynes says, "I love the
work environment. It is very relaxed, but
they hold me to a hieher standard."

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rclalcd classes, ineliiiliiig Aerobic Coiulilioiiing and
(!on<'e|)ls of Physical Filness (iilmin by Jcnii McCnc).

.r. David Perron is a

new professor this year in the
Exercise and Health Science
department. Perron completed
his undergraduate work at
Cornerstone University with a
degree in Physical Education,
S later receiving his masters
at the United States Sports
Academy located in Mobile,
Alabama. He has not always
anticipated teaching as his
career, "but about junior or
senior year of completing my
undergrad, I knew that teach-
ing was the direction I was
being led."

Perron had previously spent (

16 years teaching and coach- i'

ing at a high school in Illinois,
and after that he spent 2 years
at Bluefield College, working
as an adjunct professor and
coaching the women's soccer
team. Perron has enjoyed his
time at Bryan so far, saying,
"The people are extremely nice,
and the student body is great."

Perron's favorite class this year
has been the Dual Sports class
because he enjoys sports. "It's
seven different sports crammed
into one semester," he says. "It's
also fun to watch the athletes that
are good at their own sport strug-
gle to master the other sports!"

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Dr. Clark Rose and Dr. Steve Bradshaw invest in the developmci
students, which sometimes involves defeating them at ping-pon
Tuesday afternoons (phoio by Jcim MoCm-k

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to this one, are scattered
throughout my notes from
my psychology classes. I have
always admired Dr. Rose and
Dr. Bradshaw's wisdom and
faithfulness to their jobs. They
both commute quite a distance
for the sake of pouring into
the lives of their students.

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Dr. Rose's balance of encour-
agement and constructive
criticism is gentle and effec-
tive. He is always approach-
able, always more than willing
to help his students in any way
he can.

Dr. Bradshaw sets the aca-
demic bar high and expects
great things from each of his
students. His high expectations
teach his students the impor-
tance of hard work and the joys
of seeing that work pay off.

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L^s an incoming freshman, I was in-
timidated when I discovered that a retired
colonel would be my advisor and frequent
professor. Yet, instead of finding a gruff
man with no patience for questions, I
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deeply cares about each of his student;
Since I arrived. Colonel Petitte has spei
numerous hours with me discussing pos
sible avenues for learning as well as shariii
his own journey in hfe, which has been ricl
and varied. Among many other things, Col-
^.onel Petitte has studied in Germany.xraineid'
j an investigator, and acted as ad^
film crew in France, and he continues
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Before becoming
Colonel Petitte worked as the military
consultant during the filming of the
movie Palton (photo by Joseph Demmc).

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ra. Pascucci received her cjoctorjrte in the summer of
2008 from the University op Salaj^anca in Salamanca,

Salamanca (photo submitted).

Spain. The process tookjaboii^six years and was con-
cluded by the compLetioivbf her 620-page thesis. "It
8 took about thre^nd;^ half years, consisting of many
trips to many IjpraHCS all over Spain, the US, Mexico, and
Japan to wpte xlie thesis," says Dra. Pascucci. Prior to
writin^li/ thesis, she spent a year in Spain taking
fl^ses, a year writing three separate papers
^.each consisting of fifty pages, and she also
r/ had to undergo an oral evaluation. Asked
V when she became interested in the Spanish
i' language, she said, "I have always had an
interest in foreign languages. Spanish was the
one that was offered at my high school."

' Dra. Pascucci first became interested in teaching
' on a trip that she took to Japan just after receiving
her undergraduate degree from University of Ten-
' nessee in Chattanooga. She says, "I always thought

that teaching would be a last resort, but I went on
a trip to Japan and taught English and realized
! that I really enjoy teaching." Here at Bryan,
Dra. Pascucci most enjoys teaching her upper
level classes, saying, "the classes are smaller and

students really want to be there. I can see them
progress and see their growth, which is pretty cool."

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Scourge conference (plioio «uljTiiined).

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\^ ver the weekend of
January 23-25, 2009, SSTOP
(Students Stopping the Traffick-
ing Of People) held the second
annual SCOURGE Conference.
The conference, "SCOURGE '09:
The Criminal Justice Response
to Human Trafficking," informed
students of the steps that they
can take to help fight against
human trafficking.

Abraham Lee of the U.S.
Department of State served
as the keynote speaker, explain-
ing the involvement of the United
States government in the plague of
human trafficking, and also suggest-
ing steps that Bryan students could
take to help fight against it. Fellow
guest speaker, a Detective Sergeant
of the New Scotland Yard and head
of Operation Maxim Human Traf-
ficking, spoke of Europe's involve-
ment against human trafficking.

SCOURGE '09 was co-sponsored
by Colonel Dr. Ron Petitte, who
also sponsored the first SCOURGE
conference. Colonel Petitte's desire is
to raise awareness at Bryan College
of the scope of these crimes against
humanity; the students will then,
hopefully, relate the information
to the community at large.

Pictured top, left to right: Zach Scheller, Hannah Lee;

Anna Downer, Hannah Lee, Andrew McPeak; sign

created by SSTOP; Mehssa Brown, Michael Schro-

eder; Colette Bercu (photos submitted).

Jven students roll up the
sleeves of their academic pursuits
and serve one another. You've
planned activities, visited friends
in the hospital, supported sports
teams with cheers (and heckled
the referees), hstened to each H
other vent about frustrations,
and exulted with each other over
triumphs. You've argued about
predestination, worship styles,
and whether Mountain Dew is a
"coke," but you've also discov-
ered that, despite your differences,
Christ remains above all and with
Him you can fill one another up.

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strongly in junior Susannah
Mcllvainfe's hearth From exploring
^Id or abandoned houses for fun,
to preparing fox a life of service to
the homeless, Susannah searches
for beauty in the underappreciated.

"I am just really passionate about

lo\ing people," Susannah said,
■"especially those ^vho are under-
served, forgotten, or looked do^sTi
upon."

Since coming to Bryan three years
ago, she has become involved in
SGA as the class treasru-er, as a con-
sultant in the Writing Center and
she tutors elementary and middle-
school children in reading and math
for her ^vork study.

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semester."

After she completes her degree at
Brvan, she plans to go on to get her
masters and perhaps her Ph. D in clini-
cal psychology and eventually open a
homeless shelter.

U uring her high school mock trial class, Kathryn Romeo's
teacher gave her the nickname "fangs and claws" as a tribute to
her sassy nature. "Fangs and elaws" turned into "Kat," the name
she now regularly goes by Because her high school mock trial
coach pushed her to reach exceUence, Kat became the mock
trial captain her freshmen year at Bryan. For the last two years
Kat has acted as both captain and coach for the mock trial team,
and has thus analyzed cases from three different and simultane-
ous perspectives."There's nothing better than reading a case with
a warm drink on a rainy day," says Kat, with a grin. Kat is now
entertaining the possibihty of studying mediation m law school.

Kat cites her Bryan professors as some of her greatest influences
in her continual pursuit of excellence, especiaUy Colonel Petitte.
She remembers the day in Medium of Film class (a class that pro-
duces the Bryan Film Festival) when Petitte puUed Kat aside and
encouraged her to sign up as a producer, even though Kat had no
prior experience and had aheady joined a different committee That
experience as a producer made Kat aware of how much she loved
high-stress, life-consuming projects. She says, "the stress of it is an
adrenahne rush, and the best part comes when I can sit back and
I see the results."

Its with orientation envelopes. Ambas
fcthe week doing everything they cou

ehee, and Maribeth Moe await the arrival of more incom-
A, Orientation Group Leaders, faculty, and other volun-

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dents poured onto campus, flood-
ing the Triangle. Mercer, and
Latimer Avith excited chatter. They
trickled into the dorms in the
morning, and continued arriving
until late that afternoon. Orienta-
tion Group Leaders. Ambassadors,
and Bryans Student Government
channeled the flow of young men
and women through the campus to
the dorms and chapel, where they
would receive envelopes and other
BC survival material.

The Orientation Group Leaders
met four davs before the freshmen
arrived to plan events for their
freshmen, make signs for their
groups, and attend seminars by
Randy HoUingsworth and Bruce
iVIorgan on hoA\ to be en£;aging and
hospitable to the new students.

After undergoing the rigorous
schedule of required meetings,
orientation activities, and gener-
allv adjusting to the college and
its communitv. the freshmen were
eager for regularly scheduled classes
and chapels by the end of the week.
However, new students and return-
ing students alike enjoyed the week
to the full.

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and Chris Tuttle, Jessica Tameler, JMehssa
BrowTi, Ahcia Schiilze (photos by E-\-an John-
son). Deryk Rankin (photo by Kirsten ileberg)

"It was exciting, but I couldn't wait
foriit^tabe^over. I ^\ anted.cpllege to

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The Woodlee Gl-Joe soldiers left the
other dorms in their floury dust as
they captured the first place trophy
for the Dorm Wars competition.

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he smell of flour wafts over you and you
realize that, covered in baking powder, you
must now run around the entirety of your
dorm. This must be Dorm Wars. This
year one of Dr. HoUingsworth's Per-
suasive Communications class groups
established this uniquely Bryan event.
Dorm Wars creators Cassie-Marie Bundy,
Hannah Lee, Kirsten Meberg, Jordan
Koskamp, Sarah Glines, and Michael
Rollins had three weeks to come up with
a marketing and advertising scheme
brilliant enough to attract the most
attenders. After several failed ideas and
with one week left, the group ended with a
simplified form of senior Rachel Welch's

brain child — Dorm Wars. The least
attended of all persuasive communica-
tion events with only 103 people. Dorm
Wars still captured student's hearts and
earned the People's Choice Award. The
Dorm Wars team members and numerous
students hope to make this smashing hit
an annual event. The other four groups
created events such as a showing of the
independent film A Pistol in Hand is
Worth Two in the Glove Box in Rudd audi-
torium, the Ice Cream, You Scream concert
held outside in the Triangle, the Volleyball
Raffle, and the Smooth Magic performance
by magician Brett Myers in the cafeteria.

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Pictured, left to right: Brett Myers (photo by Rachel
Lowdermilk); Hannah Lee, Jordan Koskamp (photo by

Kirsten Meberg); Brett Myers (photo by Rachel Low-
dermilk); Amanda AUquist (photo by Kirsten Meberg);
Katie Garrison (photo by Rachel Lowdermilk).

I really enjoyed Dorm Wars and I think it

sho^jld be an atinuaJsg^eiat.

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2007 homecoming royalty Tyler Gay
and Jesse Hundley crown a grinning
Eric McEachron the 2008 Homecom-
ing King, (photo by Joseph Demme)

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. ou know It By the sudden influx
of alumni and red and yellow flowers
and by the crazy costumes, events,
and games: homecoming week. The
campus is transformed on each
day of Spirit week, and this year
we had HiUbiUy Day with Apple
Bobbing and Midnight Madness,
Villain Day with Hostile Hostage
and Dr. Doomsday Dodge Ball, Sci-
r Fi & Fantasy Day with Iron Chef
and the Iron Man drive-in movie,
then '20s and '30s day with First
in Flight and the Godfather's Deal
or No Deal, finishing with Cartoon
Day. The head honcho of the spirit
week production was senior class
president Brett Myers, who was
mostly satisfied with the results of
Spirit Week. The only main drawback

was the fact that the festivities fell
on the same week as midterms — ^the
number of participating students
vas less than normal, simply because

many ^^^m had to choose be-
tween bobbing for apples and pass-
ing a midterm.

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Pictured, top to bottom:
Da^^(i Beisner (photo by Joseph Demme);
Amanda Kinsej^ Kxisten Nachtwey, Candace
Wilmore (photo by Kirsten Meberg); Justus
Stout (photo by Kirsten Meberg); Kirsten Me-
berg (photo submitted): Dana Kennedy (photo
by Desirae Hicks).

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Wayne Enterprises cordially
invited all Bryan associates to a
special gala event. Upon arrival,
the invitees made their way
blindly through the dark depths
of the "bat cave" (which was
created out of black tarps) and
then out in to the open yet foggy
air of the cafeteria; under the
multi-colored spotlights guests
found their seats and mingled in
the clandestine atmosphere. Un-
fortunately, an overabundance
of smoke from the fog machine
set off the fire alarm, and the
Dayton Fire Department swiftly
arrived to rectify the situation.
After the guests - who had been
advised to leave the building
- were seated once again, the
Freshman SGA (who planned the
banquet) played the accident off
as a surprise attack by the Joker.
All in all, Bruce Wayne's associ-
ates were given a night they will
not soon forget.

Pictured left to right: ErUva Gebel and Evan
Johnson (Homecoming, photo by Rachel Low-
dernuEc); Dr. Clark Rose (Christmas, photo by
Joseph Demnie); CaxoKTi Candland (Homecom-
ing, photo submitted); Rjde Van Gorkom, Ben
■ e^vs. Matt Dee; Jason Hundley (Christmas,
photos liv Joseph Demnie)

.epertoire is a once-monthly
opportunity for students to per-
form for each other and for students
to see professionals perform; music
majors and minors are required to
attend repertoire, but other stu-
dents are welcome to come and
listen. Senior and junior recitals
take place during repertoire, but
we've also had, for example, a pro-
fessional saxophone quartet come in
and play. It's a great way to see how
other students are improving — to see
what they have worked on all semes-
ter — and also to learn things from the
professionals.

As a performer myself, it is help-
ful for me to perform in front of an
audience that sympathizes with me
and appreciates the time and effort
I've put into performing a piece; as a
Kstener, it's great to watch my peers'
skill levels develop over the course
of the year and be able to honestly
tell them that their hard work has
paid off. I think it brings the music
department a little closer together
and makes us more knowledgeable
about music and each other.

Pictured top, left to right: Erika Gebel (photo by

Evan Johnson); Stephen Deck (photo by Rachel

Lowdermilk); Tori Wisthoff (photo by Rachel Low-

dennilk); Analyn Chanco (photo by Evan Jolmson);

Emily White (photo by Evan Johnson)

The Bryan CoUege students prove that Michael
Jackson truly is immortal by paying.their re-
spects through a rendition of 'Thriller'.

Pictured bottom, left to right: James Carmichael, Harry She^ood;

John Moore; Bryce McQuire; Chris Clark, Michael Palmer; Eric

MacEachron; Phillip Johnston (photos submitted)

_ istory was made as Bryan College combined efforts with Covenant College to

pursuit of art and excellence.

For several years, it has been a Bryan College tradition to hold a yearly film festival, but
this year was the first time another college was added to festivities: Covenant College
proved to be a worthy companion/competitor.

The awards ceremony was held at Chattanooga's beautiful Tivoli Theatre, where
Whelan Awards were given in eleven categories. Students arrived in semi-formal at-
ire, and representatives from both schools provided entertainment with music, dance,
and even magic. An after party, hosted by Covenant College, provided a time for stu-
dents from both schools to let loose, dance, and celebrate the success of their fellow class

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mile and playful antics beats a very ;
Iriven, very passionate heart that
jushes her to strive for excellence in ^
very aspect of her life.

Yuri fust heard about
Bryan in 2005, when the HoUing-
sworth family visited her girl's home;
orphanage in Honduras. Working
>ut the details to come to the school ;
was a 3-year process, but in the fall ^
of 2008, she finally began her Bryan I
IloUege career. i

"They saw me play soccer
and said I should come," Yuri says.
I was playing with a boys' team
and scoring most of the goals." And
when she's not on the soccer field, j
Yuri can usually be found in the
ibrary, working hard to overcome a
lifficult language barrier and learn-
iig as much as possible. "I really
ike my classes and I like to be busy,
Yuri says. ,^

After she graduates, Yuri
)lans to return to Honduras as a mis-
4onary, teacher, and coach. "I like it
lere, but I miss home and my little

isters," Yuri said. "I want to tell

leople there about Jesus."

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enior Michael Rollins
knows the trials, tribulations,
and joys of working with teenag-
ers at Dunlap First Baptist. After
six years of serving the youth ai
~" his church, RoUins knows thai

I this is what God has called him
to do — this is what he was born
1 for.

Born and raised in Dunlap, TN.

Rollins grew up in a Southern

^ Baptist family. In his pre-col-

lege years RoUins attended t

local public high school where he

played football

Football became Rollins' sanc-
tuary as he slowly began to
separate himself from God. Not
untd Rollins tore out his knee
and ankle, effectively removing
football from his future, did he
realize the extent to which foot-
ball had been replacing God in his
i life. This realization — along with
i his natural passion for serving
other people — drew Rollins into

ministry.

A natural people person and a kid
at heart, Rollins fits well into the
\ position of youth ministry. He

itakes to heart what his father told
'* him: "Remember who you are,

I where you come from, and Who

I you represent."'

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^ Introducin

Daniel Yoder is a fresh-
man from the small town . ,
of Westcliffe, Colorado.
He is the third of six chil
■ dren and enjoys biking]
basketball, and reading,
among other things.

r DaiSeTis here at Bryan

because he is interested

in Bible translation. He

came here specifically for

the linguistics program

- and is studying hard for
a Biblical Studies major.

His favorite class and
favorite part of Bryan
so far has been his Greek
class with Dr. Jud Davis.

Daniel feels very comfort-
able here at Bryan and

- was excited to make the
move out east, sayirig, "It

was spihething I reaUy
,: / wanted to do."

with his hike, Daniel eiijoy s'
*-nQt only the butdodrs' but
also good books and qual-
ity conversatidiiwith. £fien4siii

(]jliolo liy JosephDemme). ' "i

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James Adams
Laura Adams
Caroline Aldridge
Logan Alley
Samuel Alvarez
Charles Angel
Courtney Archer
Timothv Arthur

Maggie Bailey
James Baird
Timothy Baldi
Trystan Barley
Sara Barnett
Samantha Barnette
Joshua Beard
Stephen Beaty

Sarah Becker
Caleb Bell
Chelsie Blackburn
Danene Bottiaux
Lauren Bowling
Showie Bray
Zachary Breazeale
Andrew Bro^\Tl

Alan Brown
Steven Brown
Tvler Brown
Stephen Bryan
Carey Bryant
Nicholas Cahill
Amanda Carpenter
Annalyn Chanco

Shane Clawson
Chase Clem
Daniel Cohen
Shea Congioloso
Raphael Correa
Lindsey Cresap
Jordan Dav
Joshua Decker

Kristin DeVito
Bethany Diamond
Daniel Downing
Jonathan Drake
Stephen Drake
Caleb Ebersole
Gabrielle Erwin
Sarah Ferrante

Chad Fields
BlUy Findley
Hannah Fleming
James Folsom
Luke Foshee
Robert Franklin
Steven Franklin
Cassie Funk

■^ * •:

fm answer to that question was
revealed by dozens of freshmen on
November 20th at the amiual Freshman
Talent Show. This year's class had an
amazing diversity of performances rang-
ing from Tae Kwon Doe to Irish dance,
-Ce-ucing, singing, and even pantomime.

/ "

ie event was improvisationally emceed
Nbstin Morton and Bryan BoLLng.

chamiels on their TV and finding anoth-
er fi-eshman talent on every network.

K^M

Though thlMgbt was mtended to be

isored with only freshman
crowd of upperclassmen
and even two adorable cMdren invaded
e.*T1ieir presence was a welcome
to the fun of the evening. Th(
.arable upperclassman appear-
ance ^^s a cameo by SGA Executive Y ',
Kim Woody as "the masked AoUain."

Lauren Garrison

Amelia George

Jonathan Goff

Zachary Gray

Daniel Grayton

Matt Green

Molly Green

Stephen Green

Wendy Greve

Betsy Hailes

Jeremy Haley

Josh Halvorson

Brandon Hampton

Brantley Hattrich

Trevor H aught

Caitlin Hawkins

Aaron Heidorn

Jared Helms

Emily Hendrix

Gordon Hendrix

Brett Hereth

Desirae Hicks

Myles Hixson

James Holland

'^Participants and spectators alilte had a
lot of fun with this event, and this year's

performers have set a high standard for iic

year's students to match.

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Justus Stovit, Jesse Murray;
James Holland, Joel Peckman,
■id (if(l!||u^t Aisihjp members of
he Freshman band "Gunshots
ironed Mall" opened the
fflit show with a bang.
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u <Jaina Woodall, ^x..^.« ^v,..«.^v, ^
'cole Thomas: Shoshauua "ShowM

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lemnie)

:e, Kim' Woody; Matt Al
ven Franklin: Clayton S

Da\'id Hooks
Jonathan Houghton
Ashleigh Hoxworth
Jacob Hudgins
Daniel Impson
Hannah Jernigan
Crissy Johnson
Jessica Jones

Joshua Jones
Jessica Kaya
Matthew Kear
Owen Kilgore
Ruben Kinser
Amanda Kinsey
Lydia Kirkpatrick
Douglas Kitzmiller

Faith Kostreva
Logan La Voice
Kevin Layne
Chris Leary
Garrett Lemons
Katlyn Levi
Luke Lillard
Alyssia Lindsay

Brian Lhingston

Jordan Logan

Yuri Lopez

Rachel Lowdermilk

Margaret Lucas

Steven Magnussen

Andre^v Mahand

Xa-\-ierian McCall

Keisev McCormick

Ke^in McEwen

Stephen McGee

Sonja Meberg

Rachel Mele

Reid Mens-in

Brianna Miller

Kellv Miller

Patrick Miller
Carli Milligan
Cassie Miracle

Rvan Moore
Anna Morgan

Joey Morgan
Kara MuUennix

Amy Mulloy

'i§fB-^< HUil^ifl

Carlin Nasiatka
Samuel iS'durumo
Matt Neises
Katherine Nelson
Sarah XeAvlin
rsick Pacurari
-\lissa Passburg
Joel Packman

Rodrigo Pigatto
Liz Ponto
Stacia Po^^ell
Dustin Puckett
Joshua Ragland
Lee Rickman
Sarah Riley
Anna Roberts

Patrick Roberts
Marv Roes
Erin Ross
Kirsten Ross
Kirk Samuels en
Amanda Sanders
Cla\ton Schmidt
Becca Sharpe

Pictured below, left to right: Jessica Tameler, Sarah Staf-
ford, Bethany Diamond (photo by Katlyn Levi)

Pictured right, top to bottom: Steven Franklin; Sonja
Meberg, Nichole Thomas, and Clayton Schmidt (photos by

Rachel Lowdermilk)

iDouglas Stroup

: Jessica Tameler

Carra Tharp

Kyle Thomas

Lindsay Thomas

Nicole Thomas

Lauren Traub

Nick Tuttle

74-

Lauren Twomblv
Kristen Undensood
Lia Varela
C\Tithia Wade
Matt Wiggins
Michael Williams
Rebecca Wilson
Sarah Wood

April Woodall
Susan Wright
Daniel Yoder

Freshmen Not Pictured: Joshua Ball, Darrell Birch, Tyler Blackman, WilHam Colvard, Demond Craig, Kara
DeBats, Hannah Dettling, Elizabeth Farmer, Danae Gillespie, Elizabeth Grisham, Thomas Hemmings, Caleb

Hixson, Diamond Holbert, Brittany Hudgens, Hope Lowery, Shannon McGowan, Howard Meadows, Sarah
Newton, Daniel O'Kane, Adam Polston, Mandi Reynolds, Kathleen Shaffer, Jared Sharp, Anna Thomas, ^Tiitney
Thomas, Victor Underwood, Zachary White, Nathan Wilkinson, Phillip Wooden, Matthew Wren, Amanda Young

Pictured right, left to right: Bryan
Boiing, Thomas Smith and Rachel C

(photos by Evan Johnson)

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Sophomore Drew Abercrombie's
journey to Bryan College has
been a significant step in his life-
long pursuit of learning, knowl-
edge and ideas. Abercrombie's
desire to learn made selecting a
major very difficult, but after
multiple changes, he has settled
on an English major... for now. He
hopes it will give him insight into
the generations of past ideas and
understanding the history of hu-
man development.

After Bryan, Abercrombie plans
to study philosophy in gradu-
ate school and eventually teach
overseas. "I love to travel... and
am very interested in Europe and
Asia," Abercrombie said, "Eu-
rope, because of its rich history,
and Asia, because Eastern culture
is so different." He is interested in
learning multiple languages to pre-
pare for his cross-cultural move, is
currently learning both Greek and

German, and plans to continue
learning different languages indefi-
nitely.

"I like being here a lot," Drew
said. "I'm around people think-
ing the same ideas, experiencing the
same changes, struggling with the
same problems, etc. I love it.

^Ji>y M.arhtuui'
(photo by Evan Johnson),

ran Boling ^plloto bv Evau Johnsou)

Oinas >niltil (photo bv Evan Johnson)

Mavelvn Cedeno (photo by Evan Johnson)

Drew Abercrombie
Matt Alb in
Kirsten Amiin g;
Ehjah Ammen
Benjamin Andrews
Rick\' Angelicola
Erin Anthonv
Kendall Armstrong

Ehse Bacon
rs'athan Bailev
Julie Barnett
Elizabeth Beard
Elizabeth Benscoter
^Tiitney Boggs
Zachar\" Bradshaw
Euiilv Britton

Jessica Brooks
Joey Bruno
Chad Bvers
Chelsev Carson
Michael Chase
DaWd Collins
Carrie Cook
E mil y Crist

Sa\'annah Cro\sder
Jared Cummings
Joshua DaWs
_\lisha Deal
Matt Dee
Janette DeLozier
Joseph Dixon
Oli\ia Do^sTiev

Seth Dukes
Amanda Els'^s'ick
Ben Ferrante
Kristen Ferrante
Seth Flores
Erika Gebel
Glenna Gibbs
Da\id Green

Hunter Hall
Ethan Hargraves
Brvson Harper
T.J. Harris
Jenn\- Har\"«y
Caleb Ha\Tie5
Jandi Heagan
Natahe Henr\"

Donation Tiunting, thrift-store sliop-^

ping, late niglits that turn into moi

gs, ghmig, sewing hundreds of yt,

I bhie fabric, re-glumg, sending i

scented messages in bottles, clmil ^

placing blue cellophane m overhead I

J hghts, re-gluing, building, re-placing bhw

I cellophane, duct-taping what wouldn't

1; stay glued...

pferury Harvey a sophomore who serv^
In th e decorations committee for th^

Icoming banquet, sagely obs*

p.on't reahze hoi

|)anG[ueM'' -^"'

raehal^ ., ^
ophomore class said, "It alway
httle nervous when you 1

meets." But somehow

I . _^l "C „1„„^„„

CyCA^ LXXilJLg V^CliaMl^J i^-^^^^-M.^^^' ^^^^

don't get as much student involvement iii
banquets/' she s^d, "but om- whole class
^as really helpful.^

bto by RacJi

Lauren Hess

Rachel Hewitt

Melanie Hill

Stephen Hill

Zach Horat

Anna Hull

Jason Hundley

Emily Hurlbut

Elizabeth Johnson

Evan Johnson

Maggie Jollay

Heather Jones

Joshua Jones

John Juarwel

Sun Jin "Brian" Jun

Brandon Justice

Thomas Katz

Joy Koan

Chelsea Leneau

Thomas Lobach

Danielle Lovins

Justin M alloy

Jenifer Manzo

Charlee Marshall

Nicholas Martin
Jenn McCue
Natalie McGehee
Emilv McKeehan
Andrew McPeak
Andrea Milligan
Maribeth Moe
Justin Morton

Brian Mullennix
J.T. Nelson
Kara Nissley
Megan O'Rourke
Dani Park
Laura Pearce
Steven Perry
Melissa Peters

Jordan Pilgrim
Cami Plaisted
Amelia Pool
Micah Price
Julia Pugh
Ashley Raburn
Bryce Randall
Dervk Rankin

Pictured here: Ethan Har-
graves (photo by Evan Johnson)

Deryk Rankin

Diana Rice

Kesse Robinson

Stacy Roy craft

Anna Rustebakke

Andrew Schaale

Alicia Schulze

Kelly Shannon

Tyrone Sheppard

Stefanie Shields

Colby Smith

Justin Smith

Megan Smith

Thomas Smith

Sharon Smythe

Rachel SoHd

Jessica Southern

Tara Stewart

Tori Stewart

Allison Stimmel

Rachelle Thomas

Liz Van Erem

Kyle Van Gorkam

Audrey Vordenhaum

^ feaki^- ^i

Nicole Walker
Britney Weber
Dinah ^'ebster
Mark Welcli
Amy Wliisnian
Bryan Whitmore
Johanna Wilkening
Katie Wilkens

Danielle Wilson
Tyler Winstead
Tori Wisthoff
Alaina Woodall
Paula Yacoubian
Ryan \ontz
Caleb Young
Drew Zimmerman

Sophomores Not Pictured: Madison Baker, Derek Batt, Elizabeth Benscoter, Bryan Bohng, Lauren Copeland, Jona-
than Davis, Lauren Edgerton, Jessica Etress, Drew Fendrich, Kaitlyn Fuller, Jacobo Gallardo, Tomas Gomez, James
Gunter, Anna Haley, Michael Hogsett, Lauren Holt, Joseph Jones, Kaitlynn Kopeski, Gregory Lavo, Sarah Lyons, Justin
MacKay, Andrew Magnussen, Ashley Maye, Bryce McGuire, Becca Morris, Richard Newton, Andrew Nunnelly, Ashley
Pannullo, Kristen Phelps, Bryan Saylor, Laura Shreve, Karissa Simmons, Rebecca Sours, Faith Wagner,

Nickolas Williams, Todd Yawn, Alison Young

ocusms on

um0rs

ryan doesn't have the
biggest film program," says Junior
Film & Tech major Colton Davie,
"But it teaches the core ideas I'm
ested in; a^J^l^school would
juSt teach technicalities." Even
-'"sses that lie outside Davie's field
... .. lave developed his ideas on art
and creativity, especially Bible and
literature courses; he cites English
; Dr. Imj)s(fn and Dr. ,

his c
i a freshman, i
JO get to kno^l '
sor Julian "^Miamson, who acted
as his professiAal mentor. Wil-
liamson showed him, among other
things, that his strengths lay more
in the field of cinematography
than in the writing and directing
that Davie had originally planned
to pursue. Professor Chris Clark,
who replaced Williamson, has also -
become a mentor for Davie: throiii
Clark's connections, Davie gfig
job in California last summer as a
t^ second assistant cameraman,
i^ Davie wants to pursue a career in
cinematography, eventually work-
ing on feature films. "I don't have
a distinct path in mind yet as to
•flow I'll get there," he says, "But the
CaHfornia project happened very sud-
denly, and I made a lot of connections
out in LA and ha-VJB^ame local connec-

Colton Davie
(photo by Joseph Demi

ivia Pool (photo by Evan Johnson)

Hannah Lee and Hannah Hamrick

(photo by Evan Johnson)

John Moore (photo by Rachel Lowdermilk)

Ally Adams
Amy Barham
Lisa Barker
Michal Beatty
Joy Berner
Caitlyn Boronow
Zachan' Bowe
Joshua Bradley

Casey Br^'ant
Tim (Caddy) Cadilla
Hannah Camp
Carolyn Candland
Rachel Carr
Steven Christian
Beck)' Clailin
Aimee Crotts

Ben Cunningham
Stephen Deck
Galyn Dobler
Ryan Gamier
Trent Gay
Molly Gehring
Erin Grayson
Jen Grove

Julia Harmon
Zac Harrison
Da\'id Hasty
Kyla Hill

Stephanie Huskey
Phillip Johnston
Millie Jones
Aaron Kendall

Chris Kloc
Jordan Koskamp
Cameron Lane
Heather Laskin
Hannah Lee
Melissa Longoria
Faith Martin
Josh Maubach

Kayley McCloskey
Susannah Mcllvaine
Garrett McInt\Te
Kim McKennett
Lindsay McKissick
Allison McLean
Paul (Tack>-) Middlekauff
Stacey Miller

Juniors gathered in the Lions' Den in
February for class event "Comecly-a-la-
mode" to Uterally "go bananas." They
made banana spHts with Cold Stone ice
cream and were entertained by Bananas
TV show comedian, Taylor Mason. Stu-
dents roUed with laughter as Mason, a
talented ventriloquist and pianist, created
hilarious dialogue with his puppets. "My
favorite part of the event was sitting
down and laughing out loud," John said.
"It's the kind of laughing that you don't
have to worry about what others may

J vents like these have c
strong bonds witliin the j
fceryone has a story and a good one at th
^ohn said. "I love every one of them, |
(jn glad tjjHfll^yi be walking alongside
:^when i gratfSKe fiom Biyan."

Bailey Payne

Angela Perry

OliWa Pool

Daniel Prince

Lvdia Pugh

Abe Roberts

Amanda Rogers

Audrev-Ajin Sanders

Michael Schroeder

Dwight Sell

Paul Shearer

Lauren Simpson

Pamela Simpson

Amber Smith

Erica Smith

Rachel Smith

Juniors not pictured: Mvson Adams. Brvan .-Ufano. Atticus Bailev. Mark BarmveU. Caleb Beasley. Michal Beatty, Jeremy

Blaschke. Joshua Bogle. Tim (Caddv) Cadillac. Cody Christopher, Brooke Corbett, Gregory CresweU, Colton Davie, Katherme

DeRhodes. Jonathan Ddts. Ashley Felker. Taylor Gentry, Hannah Hamrick, Curt Hays, Jason Henderson, Joshua Henn, Alliso

Ill: Caleb Beasle), Mall Noel, John Wang, Joseph Maiiglion,
Summer Nielson, Josh Young, Ben Cuimingham, and Setli CrockiM- (phoio by Jcu McCuc)

Rvan Smith
Thomas Smith
Timmy Sunday
Hailey Swearingen
Andrew Sweeney
Tiller Tomazin
AUyson Underwood
Brittany Walker

Elisabeth Williams
Candice Willmore
Justin Winters
Elizabeth Yates
Andrew Zimmerman

Ibsen, Christopher Kloc, Philhp Kohler, Amanda Manke, Faith Martin, Joseph Maughon, Joshua McGowan, Summer Niel-
son, Matthew Noel, Weldon Parks, EHzabeth Peters, Nathaniel Rogers, Stephen Russell, Hannah Suits, Paul Swafford, Ryan
Terry, Jordan Thompson, Hillary Tipton, Wendy York, John Wang, Timothy Williams, Lindsey Wolfe, Benjamin Young

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Copy Editor, Samantha Bryant

Online Editor

3itor, Emily EcKois

'VI

jtor in Chief, Jeremiah Nasiatka

Staff (from left to right):
Danene Bottianx
Matt Crutchfield
Justus Stout
Justin Morton
Atticus Bailey
BiUy Findley

. he Triangle staff is
responsible for the regular dis-
persion of Bryan College news.
Many adjustments were made
this year as the paper went
online, featming regular news
updates, editorials, and the i
I perpetually popular 'off-the-
record' quotes. Even after the
transition to the web, a few issues
were pruited, mcluding the aimual
April Fool's issue entitled "Trap-
ezoid." In the issue, incredulous
students read about Dr. Whit
Jones' impending departure to call
monkeys, the entertaimnent value ■
of Hello Kitty, and the benefits of
a new student bail-out plan. The
Jl staff's saA^y reportuig and wry
^ - 1 humor is a testament to their
dedication and an important
piece of Brj an College cidture.

Ad\nsor: John Carpenter

lluiii Hareraves and Josli Jc

Front to back: Tacky Middlekauff, Michael
Reiieau, A J Frick (Cm|^kncr photos by Kirsleii Meberg)

Liiulsav McKissick, Tal•^^^ Ilaiiglit. Melissa Bro^vii Biittau v Weber. Erica Gebel. Kir sten Amlin

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. he R As went to a sho<!p farm as an
illustrative activity after n^ading Kevin Le-
rnan's The Way of ihe Shepherd. "It srnelled
like a farm," junior Taryn Haught observes,
"And the sheep were a lot bigger than you

would think. 1 was kind of grossed out." The
group was able to watch the shepherd work

and even helped to shear the sheep. "They
felt really sticky after you sheared them,"
says sophomore Ashley Maye. The smelly
and sticky aspects of the trip, as well as th«;
chance to watch a real shepherd in action
made an impression on the RAs. Ashley was
struck by the shepherd's consistency with
the sheep: the sheep are so forgetful that if
the shepherd stops training for one day, he
will have to completely start over because
they will forget cverytliing they had previ-
ously learned. Ashley also noted the hrm
hand he used in dealing with his sheep: "He
would push them until they hurt themselves
on the fence behind them, then finally obeyed
and went where he told them to." After seeing
all of this, one realizes that Christ's comparing
his followers to sheep is not flattering at all. As
Taryn observes, "They are so stupid!"

/t// ( fiftiHiifi/ '/fi-i/iti.\

lEtic McEacluon leads a
ilamb at a sheep farm only i
I fifteen minutes away from ^
Icampus. The RAs spent a
[Sunday afternoon there to I
ilearu true servant leader-
Iship through the visual il-
llustration of a shepherd's
idaily interaction with his

slieep (photo euhmittcd).

"f 've found that humor helps in enforcing the

rules. If it'i going lo be j.v/kvvard, )uu niiglil

as A.vell make il v'urjjofjefu'.ly iiv/kv/ivj-d."

-senior Jesiit a Philliijs

'T'^^rwrrmm'iK^ ' '^^

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Junior and senior warriors prepare to
charge the freshmen and sophomores in
the SGA condoned "Barbarian Wars,"
wielding only cardboard and duct-tape
weapons and shields (photo submitted).

' GA exists to build and
strengthen the community of
Bryan College through leadership
development, student representa-
tion, and purposeful events." This is
the vision statement of the Bryan
Student Government Association
(SGA); it defines three areas in
which SGA works, the most visible
being purposeful events like banquets
or class events.

The two other areas of SGA
happen mostly behind the
scenes. Senate, made up of the
class representatives and led by
the student body vice president,
bears most of the burden of student
representation. SGA, which entirely
made up of students, represents the
student body, and this representation is
taken seriously by the administration,
which often seeks out SGA to "feel
the pulse" of the student body.

Leadership development occurs
within SGA, as every member has
the opportunity for leadership
responsibilities, but SGA, and specifi-
cally the President's Council (made
up of the class presidents led by the
student body president), has recently
been seeking ways to develop leader-
ship outside of SGA which will last
long after a person leaves Bryan.
Ultimately, SGA exists to serve the
students by making opportunities
for a good college experience.

TQnlA/^

Pictured top, left to right: Derek Dougherty, Katie

Garrison and Brittany Rodriguez (photo by Joseph

Demme), Brittany Rodriguez, Ehjah Ammen and Olivia

Pool (photo by Joseph Demme), Kim Woody (photo

by Joseph Demme), Jusin Hipp and Derek Dougherty

(photo by Joseph Demme), Jason Bowers, Kim Woody,

Jeff Schwenke, and Matt Crutchfield (photo by Rachel

Lowdermilk)

^»l i lically-in inclecl slu-

av(! a cliaiicc to

work vvilli local repre-

scnlativoH and senators,

|»i(>iiiole conservative

issues on campns, and

cainpaigii.

Once upon a tiiiu^ ni a I
away land, a j>ion[» ol

wisli lor a

book cinl> was gra

with meetings once- a vvc
rcadine; books of inagic ;

io..

or many Bryan
students, coffee is a quaint
pick-me-up in the morning
and an indispensable abet
for concentration at night.
However, there are a handful
of students who have taken
the mere act of coffee drink-
ing and transformed it into
an art.

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(photo submitt

A great oppurtunity for those

who love reading manga,
watching anime, and learning
about Japanese culture. Stu-
dents get together once a week
for a few hours of food and
anime episodes.

"The club is for people who
like to distinguish the dif-
ferences in various coffees,"
Daniel Grayton says, "The
club is great: we meet once a
week to taste and intricately
analyze coffee."

The club has a specific
process for critiquing coffee
based on the International
Coffee Drinkers procedure
called "cupping." It is a
simple two-step process: first,
members smell the coffee
beans before they are ground
and the coffee is brewed. They
then rate the aroma on a scale
of one to five. Secondly, mem-
bers taste the freshly brewed
coffee and then proceed to
rate certain aspects of the
taste on a one-to-five scale.

After the members select the

coffee they think was the best

of night, they brew a full pot of

it, and converse with each other

for the remainder of the evening.

b-i/ Billi/ FuiiUa/

jJOU.

The Rugby team works hard together
on the field but grew even closer after
five rugby team members were involved
in a serious car accident November
9th on the way back fiom a game
aginst North Georgia Academy. Steven
Magnussen, Bryan Boling and Stephen
Bryan were all injured; the entire school
supported them through prayer and
visits (photo by Joseph Demmc).

A volleyball club for men
only.

If you e-m- find your-
self watching Le Tour
de France on the edge of
your seat, then this is club
for you. Join students
hitting the trails on two
wheels.

while not an official athletic team,
participates in a rugby conference >:

competing against other colleges ;,

and universities which are often t;

much larger. Each team member
pays an entry fee in order for the
club to be in the conference. Despite
the extra funds and members of
other teams, as well as the lack of
an official coach, the Bryan rugby
club finished third in the conference
this season.

"Next year we are going to have
16 returning freshman, so we're
expecting a great year," said Josh
Jones, the informal rugby coach.

The rugby club has only
existed for roughly five years, but
each year the team grows stron-
ger in numbers, experience, and
strength. Competitions usually take
place on Saturdays, and practice
happens two nights a week.

Rugby is an accepted sport at
^ most colleges and universities, and
the rugby club hopes that soon they
might become a Bryan College ath-
letic team.

li-i/ /~lH:ici(J 0'iitiJ Siiilci/

Pictured left to right: Volleyball (photo by

Evan Johnson); Cycling (photo by Joseph

Demme); Fencing (photo by Evan Johnson); Wii

(photo by Joseph Demme)

FutxiiiJ Ccito-

With bladfes flashing and

good old fashioned

musketeer action, the

fencing club meets in

Brock Hall once or twice

a week to practice dueling

with either foils or sabers.

mo C^cf
A new wave in techno
gaming, the Wii club is a
great way for college kids;

to give their
overloaded minds a break,
from the everday class- '
room blues.

04cu Cm
This relaxed club gets
together for friendly
board games, challeng-
ing their minds in the
name of fun.

This group is an inti
mate Bible study iu

which students can I)
spiritually refreshed

with good friends an
in-depth scripture

reflection.

, tage Movement is a unique oppor-
tunity at Bryan for anyone who loves or
longs to dance. It was originally estab-
lished for theater students, to provide the
basic dance training needed to succeed in
their career, but less than a quarter of the
students involved in Stage Movement are
theater majors. Beginning Stage Move-
ment introduces the four areas of ballet,
tap, jazz and ballroom, teaching basic
positions, steps and combinations. In-
termediate Stage Movement builds upon
these forms, introducing new steps and
techniques and enhancing the dancer's
individual sense of style. The Advanced
Stage Movement club is open to all those
who have completed the Intermediate
Stage Movement class and desire to in-
crease both their performance technique .,,
and choreography skills. This past spring, "\

the club put on a production entitled "I
^ Could Have Danced All Night" which
eived rave reviews from the college and
— community.

Cnrijiuiii /^IssiKiitiiMi, Of PMClLihMicKC Stiulias

This club explores the intrica-
cies of the human mind.

Pi(;tffl?^^?ft to rigMff^S^nsphen Russi il &
Daniel Downing (photo by Rachel Lowder-
milk); Caleb Bcasley & Haiinah Camp (phot
hy Evan Johnson): Psychology (photo by ;
^yan Johnson) ''

S Jen GrioVe and Cayia iRblirer carefully haiidi

David Axel son stares intently at the
computer s Tcen in one of Bryan's many

computer 1; bs (photo by Joseph Demme).

Comfortabk couches, tasty coffee, soft
lighting and company like Erica Hefflemire
(pictured) - what's not to like about Mac's

Cafe? (photo )y Evan Johnson)

Some study 3laces are homemade, such as
Deryk Rani in' s perch (pictured here) in th
middle of ^ oodlee (photo by Joseph Demme).

Characteristi: of the "information age genera-
tion," Andre v Goggans simultaneously surfs
the web whil ; talking on his cell phone in the
IJryan CoUeg e Library (photo by Joseph Demme).

hile most Bryan
students don't even realize
Mercer hall has a third floor,
much less know what it actu-
ally looks like, a special breed
of students have made it their
second home. The biology
j, students spend countless long
I nights in the lab studying for
high-difficulty tests and prac-
! ticals; and just as residence
■ halls create their own t-shii'ts,
these young aspiring biolo- j
gists have their own "Mercer
Third" shirts to further brand ^
them to their own special
residence. '

Among these inhabitants,

it has become tradition to

take a small piece of their

home with them — a beaker,

transformed into a coffee

mug — ^when they leave Bryan,
so that they may forever re-
member their heritage. Coffee
is, after all (according to senior
Jana Watson), the "legal drug
that helped us through it all."

"At the end of four years
of bio curriculum, only two
pre-meds remain. One of them
is me, and I am going to marry

the other one," Watson says,
referring to her soon-to-be bea-
ker-carrying mate, David Villan-
ueva, "A lot more chemistry goes
on in those labs than you might
think!"

Sv^iyif MdHmd/o

I very Sunday evening
around 9:30, Centennial Park
in do^vntown Dayton hosts
a group of Bryan Students
who prepare for a new week
by dancing. These students
participate in 'Bryan approved
dancing' including the waltz,
swing, tango, and cha-cha.

Because of the pavilion that

Centennial Park offers, Bryan

students are able to dance year

round. Dancing at the park has

become a staple in the both

Bryan and Dayton community,

and many Dayton locals join the

dancing.

"It is very not hook-upish,"
says freshman Carlin Nasiatka.
"It is just a fun way to recover
from the craziness of the week-
end, and get ready for another
week."

n /^iOaul O^MJ Biuiar

Favorite places in Chattanooga to hang out or study:
pictured bottom, from left to right: Hunter Art Mu-
seum. ^ alnut Street Walking Bridge, Chattanooga Art
District, Walking Bridge with statue
(photos bv Evan Johnson).

X^^M

Swing dancing in the park has become
so popular at Bryan College throughout
the years that there is even a Facebook
Group connecting the dancers. Here,
senior Josh Young and freshman Rachel

Mele "cut a rug" (photo b\ l-^an Johnson). .

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'uire, and Tomas Gomez j;
?bf Long's tliree-person rooms.
ey all miss Kaity. (pholo by Joseph Demme).

his spring I have spent more time in my room than I ever
had before. "We miss Kaity, we really miss her" has been the
constant refrain of my two roommates. Initially, their empa-
thy touched me, and I thought to myself, "They realize that
it must be really hard to have my girlfriend gone for a whole
semester, studying in Italy without me." There have been,
however, a few signs that have since clued me in the to fact that
"We love you and therefore we love Kaity" was not actually
what they meant.

For example, John didn't share in my joy and excitement after
I'd stripped the sheets from his bed to complete a blanket fort
(that I considered to be a masterpiece). Unable to appreciate the
romance of having to duck under a chair and crawl sideways
along the edge of a couch, wrapped in the cave-like darkness of
hanging blankets (tucked into or tied around bedposts) to get
to one's desk, John said, "I miss Kaity, I really miss her."

Another time, I decided to draw one of those French artist/
communist dictator caps on the mirror at a height just above
where my roonunate Tomas' head would be. When he went to
look at his own reflection, he found a young Che Guevara star-
ing back at him. I was so happy: he just stood there in front of
the mirror, goatee bristling, marker-cap teetering on his head,
staring at me in the reflection over his shoulder. "Bryce," he
said. "Wait," I said, knocking off the head of a rubber mallet
and handing the wood handle to Tomas, like a Cuban cigar;
1 \vas giddy at this point. "Bryce, I'm sure I miss Kaity more
lian you."

living with people is tough. Living in a room the size of an
Abu Garb prison cell with three people who have vastly different
tastes is even tougher. Sometimes we find things that unite us; we
all use the sink, for instance, and we are all male. And we can all
laugh in an "It's funny because it's true" Idnd of way, and agree
that we all miss Kaity. ^ Bjcc /PloQuiro

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hetlier it's in an intramu-
ral sports team, a worship team, a '
Resident Assistant, an SGA team or
the Triangle's team, "team player,"
senior Jeff Schwenke, is eager to

help out. j

•'I just like to be involved," Jeff said.
'I've especially enjoyed being an RA.

We've had a really good group of

people and the leadership has been ^

threat. It's almost more like disciple- \

S M

When he's not working in one of his
many roles, Jeff enjoys art, play- '
ing guitar, sports and enjoying the
outdoors.

Last year he and two other Bryan
graduates, Michael Reneau and
Andrew Gilbert, backpacked 25

miles along the Appalachian trail
during spring break.

"The first day was pretty easy, but I
after soreness set in and the trail got
steeper, it was much harder. We had
a lot of fun though," Jeff said.

A senior business major, Jeff will
very likely be joining a new team
ipon his graduation in May. He hopes

to find a job in advertising or con-
tinue his education in graphic design.

"I really like the design type of

work," Jeff said. "It allows me to be

more creative, but we'U see."

/// X''' I Itll-i/itiOl

Ithough the majority of

out-of-state freshmen arrive on
Bryan campus feehng somewhat
timid, lonely, and a bit confused,
this is was not the case for Sarah
Ferrante. The presence of her
older siblings, sophomores Kris-
ten and Ben, gave her a feeling
of automatic comfort. "Having
two of my best friends already
on campus — one of them being

my roommate — made meet-
ing people and getting involved
much easier," Sarah said.

Although she did not intention-
ally follow her siblings (she had

initially rejected the idea of
Bryan, saying, "I didn't want
anyone to accuse my family of
cloning their kids"), Sarah said
that as she began learning about
Bryan she "found other reasons
to come."

According to her
sister, Kristen, both girls are
very happy with Bryan so far.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed the
past two years that I have spent
at Bryan," Kristen said. "The
classes have been both academi-
cally and spiritually challeng-
ing... and I have also had the great
privilege of meeting some of my
closest friends here: they've really
enriched my life."

INI '/i>if / itirtnitlil

Bol:...

Lyle Gifl'or

aney, Jota

McCown,

u rigteji^seph Jones, Joshua CourlrigbL, b.ui Adurumo, Jot Kant, J .col. Galla.do, Darrell Birch, James Carmichael Chris W
J, Raphael Correa, Adam Loga, Jonathan Houghton, f^arlos Pielago^Sahphez Back row, lefl to right: Coach Sandy Zenson, Mega,.>)'

, „.. , ,. „ ,. ^- >. ^isi -^i _ T :Aj:-L c* ^tjM*,, no„,viY^'K'.>r,p Riran Simmi Ben Whitlev. Tim Harris, l>a

, Curt Hay

J, Raphael Correa, Adam Loga, Jonathan Itougn ton, V^arios rieiago-^an^ue/. jjac .. iww, ici. ^^ ..^^.. ^^^^^^ —-v —"■
de Silva, Joey Johnson, Rodrigo Pigatto,' Ciiristian Lit*iW,.Steven Pe^V>^, Daiiigl O'Kane, Ryan Simon, Ben Whitley, Ti
Harry Sherwood, Giovanni Andrades, Lee Rickman, David ViUanueva, Hayden Lavo, Jeremy Kauffman, Scott David.

SCORES

ee 1-0 W

iiiett-McCoiinell 4-0 W

[t. Vernon Naz. 2-1 W

incinatti Christian 12-0 W

richton 2-0 W

reed-Hardeman 8-0 W

rewton-Parker 2-1 W

sbury 1-1 T

:ing 1-0 W

ovenant 2-0 W

Mountain State U 4-1 \

Tennessee Wesley. 3-0 ^

Bluefield 7-0 \

Tusculum 1-2 L

Union 0-1 L

MiUigan I 3-3 T

Cnmberlands 0-1 L

Montreal 3-2

Bluefield 4-0 W

Covenant 1-2 L

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^V^

. his year's Bryan
Lions emerged trium-
phant with only two ties
and three losses in eigh-
teen games. Going into
the playoffs, our Lions
defeated Bluefield in the
first round, only to be
cut short by an uncer-
tain decision in overtime
versus Covenant for a 2-1
defeat after a tense game.
"We were cheated against
Covenant; it was rough to
go out on a bad caU," said
freshman Lee Rickman.
Lyle Gifford concurred,
"No training in the world
could have prepared us for
that." When asked about

their hopes for future

seasons, Harry Sherwood

responded, "We hope to

defend our title as season

champs; if we do that we can

definitely go further."

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44I

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iin row. Ifsft to ricrhi: Dvniijud < -ra

s arien McCall, Melkam Kifle, Kyle Terry. Josh Decker,.Jonatlian Dilt^

jd DoHiinid

t In riffhl: Laniarr Short-. Jordan Thompson. Scott Ne\\torL
tu Shkkcr.

Tvler Winstead. Cody Christopher, Victor 'UndenfOQ

: 59-67 L

: 68-57 W

^ fll5-45 W

Leo University 73-85 L

IVnnessee Tech 48-76 L

King College 66-61 W

Union College 53-55 L

Reiiihaidt College 65-66 L

Pensacola Christian 84-77 W

[lovenant 71-34 W

renlessee Wesleyan 58-68 L

ren|essee Temple 56-58 L

[^edarville Univ. 43-51 L

Maiy^ille College 85-90 L

Southeastern Bible 72-60 W

Milligan College 68-55 W

Virginia Interm. 61-58 W

Montreat College 62-68 L

Bluefield College 66-74 L

UVA-Wise 67-64 W

King College 58-73 L

Union College 59-69 L

Covenant 66-52 W
Tennessee Wesleyan 60-47 W

MiUigan College
Virginia Interm.
Montreat College
Bluefield College
UVA-Wise
Union College

66-72 L
73-69 W
70-78 L
66-69 L
62-52 W
55-64 L

it.

_ eiiior Cody Chris-
topher will be missed
when he graduates.
Teammate Derek
Bratt says that Chris-
topher has "brought
energy and scoring in a
way no one else can."
, Christopher played
twenty-eight games
with a total of 300
points in Bryan's reg-
ular season. Accord-
ing to Christopher,
the collegiate game
that he'll never forget
playing was against
our school rival — Cov-
enant College — because
of teammate Melkam
Kifle's timely "alley-
i oop pass" (meaning that
■ Melkam set Cody up for
^^ a dunk).

Derek V3 at t, ([ihoto i>y Jcnn ^^

v>.

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SCORES

Emmanuel College 0-1 L

Emmanuel College 5-2 W

Brewton-Parker 1-14 L

Brewton-Parker 7-5 W

Brewton-Parker 0-10 L

Tennessee Temple 2-13 L

U of Rio Grande 0-9 L

U of Rio Grande 10-8 W

d ^ Southwestern U 1-11 L

Taylor University 6-8 L

Urbana University 5-4 W

Indiana Wesleyan 3-5 L

Reinhardt CoUege 2-13 L

King College 7-17 L

King College 0-7 L

King CoUege 3-7 L

Montreat College 1-11 L

■j|lIontreat College 1-5 L

Montreat CoUege 2-10 L

" .ege 4-1^

akla2a*d^ity U 5-6; ^ i^

Oakland City U 3-5
Union

Unior

|,uv>

UVA-Wise 6-9 L

Southern Polytech 1-7 L
Southern Polytech 3-8 L
Tennessee Wesyeyan 3-8 L
Tennessee Wesleyan 0-6 L
Reinhardt College 10-17 L
Lee University 3-20 L

MiUigan /■ "^ T

MUligan
MiUigan

Freed Hardeman 0-1 J
Freed Hardeman 0-1 — d
Urdon '^ li. _

Co^ant 5-11 L

Covenant 2-7 L

Covenant 2-14 L

Lee University l:lj|^
Viiginia Intermp" "' ^ "'
Virginia Intermc,
Virginia Intermont 3-
T^agsee Wesleyan i
^^STimberlands 4-5: L
Slfiefield 2-12 L

%e&dA 1-11 L

efield 4-10 L

,m^n

.1UEST

UlOH? UlOHS

LIONS

UONS >^II

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Bottom row, left to light: Luke Jordan
Kevin Layne, Tyler Wooden, Owfi
Kilgoie, Chase Clem, Brandon Ihn
ton, Zach Gray, Brantly Hattricli.

■ Secoml Row, left to light: Home Mead"
Jon BroOTi, Logan Alley, Jorday Da\.

. Lorenzo Payne, Patrick Miller, Mielia.I
sett, Reid Merain, Trey Colvard , Cliii-
Thiid Row, left to light: Diana Rice,
Kaye, Zach Breazeale, Daniel Zim
man, Ben Young, Brad Starns, Ta;
Hasty, Jeremy Deal, Doug Stroup.
Bowe, Ben Skinner, Josh Ragiaiid
Top row, left to light: Tanner HiNsoii.
Brown, Gordy Hendrix, Tyler. Bn>
Steven Brown, JD Davis, Ryan 11

. Mark Barnwell, Shane Clawson.

The Bryan baseball team
floods out of the clugovit
after bringing in another
run (pliolo by JiMiii MoCuc).

'J.

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- his season was a tough one for
the Bryan baseball team, but Mat-
thew Hicks is one senior captain that
really held the team together. Fresh-
man Steven Brown says, "[Hicks] is
always encouraging and lightens the
mood and is just fun to be around. He
has been here and gone through ev-
erything, which has helped us young
guys get used to playing college base-
ball." Leading devotions and prayer
before and after games. Hicks was
definitely the spiritual leader of the
team this year. Junior Ryan Henn
says, "[Hicks] helped me lead a life
through Christ while balancing a life
of baseball and school." When asked
about Hicks, Coach Taylor Hasty
laughed said, "There are too many
memories of Matt, and to list them
all would be inappropriate." Next
year. Hicks says, "I want the guys to
make sure their priorities are in the
right place. Take baseball seriously,
but know that when you get to heaven,
God will not be concerned with your
batting average or wins and losses.
And finally, have fun playing ball."

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Semor Andrew Dom gets past anotlier
apponent and looks ahead to the finish
iine (photo'submitted).

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a- * — *■ 1

( J/v O/to 3rca££J
eing on a team comprised entirely
of athletes has shaped the way I view
hard work and accomplishment. Specifi-
cally, Coach Stoker ingrained in me one
principal that I will always embrace:
"Stop feeling sorry for yourself!" The clas-
sic instance in which this was burned into
us was during a freezing cold pool workout
in October of 2006. All of us were clutch-
ing the side of the pool, shivering and
heaving from doing laps with our breath
held, and many of us had come up for
air early in a few sets. Coach explained
that our problem was the fact that we
couldn't focus long enough to do our jobs:
we started thinking of everything that
could go wrong and how much it hurt
when things got tough, and that's why we
gave in and came up for air. And then he
started yelling, "Why can't you just focus
for the EIGHT seconds it takes you to get
to the other side. Come up for air. And do it
AGAIN?! Stop feeling sorry for yourself and
MOVE!" And we went. And every one of us
made it in one breath.

Mimi

'<§

Junior Jesh MauftacH dtives past a urn
of the Cumberlands defender in the J V Lions
1-0 victory capping off an unprecedented 7-0-3
season. Josh would go on to score the winning
goal in the final 3 minutes of the game.
<■—»»-*- 1-' Joseph Dcmmc)

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44 J 23l

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IfV Women i Basketball: Left to right, back lo front: Sara Bai-
nett, Lytlia Kirkpatrirk. Kelly Barton, Ashleigh Hoxworth, ]Mar-
garet Lucus, Coach Brandon Crews, Kyla Hill, Diamond HoLbert,
Ashle> PannuUo. Anna Haley, Chriss){ Johnson, Sarah Riley, Shea

Thoma^TihotobW^^r^lobnso^^^^^^^^

IjV Men's' Basketball: back to front, left to right: fomy Lobach
Jeremy Haley, Tyler i31aGkman,-Au9tiii H^ibbard, 42 4Jordan •
rhomson, Brandon Justice, Calvin SmithT Michael Williams, J
\elson, Brett Hereth, James Folsom, DJ Sheidt, Jordan Logar
=iteven Gunter, Tyrone Sheppard (photo by JosephJDemme^

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fl^."^

' Jg| « lii ; .-",„. «-

** '^i

S Stephen Russel, Justin Smith, Paul H
/ Shanks. Bright Sell, Brian Jun, Sam H
^ Alverez (photo bv Joseph Demme) WM

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^■Seniors Christian Litwin* Ben
»W]iitley, Eaul Shanks, Will Galbreth^
- Derek Dougherty and Coaches, ^^fl
Hj^ffiga by Joseph Demme) J|^HH

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1^5

iiis Volleyball: Left to right, back to front; Ijaiira
auren Edgerton. Ashley Raburn, Asheleigh Hox\\'orth.
ney Archer, Dani Sherman, Laura Shreve, Coach Jolinm
;x. ^'liitney Boggs. Juhe !^arnett, Marv Kennev; CaitI^^l
;r. Caroline Aldridge. Stepheny Petitte, Kristin Devito, Cliel-

-.enau. (photo bv E\an Johnson)

I J^ Men's Soccer: Left to right, back to front: Mark Welch,

[Christian Litwn. Steven Russell, Daniel Downing, Ben ^Tiitley,

JRyan Gamier, Matt Dee, Will Galbrcth. Didght Sell. Lee Rick-

Iman, Justin Smith, Athletic Trainer Jeremy Kaufmann, Assistant

I Coach Jordan Mattheiss, Daniel Cohen, Michael Schroeder, Derek

I Dougherty, Seth Flores, Team Manager Taylor Gentry Evan

I Johnson. Sam Alvarez. Josh Beard, Head Coach Joey Johnson.
I (photo b^■ Joseph Deninie)

^ Sours jumps to spike the
SCoUege. The Lions earned tl
^offensive category this year.

» ii »MiK\i«ll Wfii^

.ow could a coach not be pleased?"
said Bryan's head volleyball coach Leo
Sayles regarding the Lady Lions nearly
perfect conference record of 16-2. "Even
when faced \^dth pain, the girls stiQ manage
to play their best, encouraging each other
to keep going," said freshman Jessica Jones.
The top team in every offensive category
their best three games were against King
College, MiUigan College, and Covenant.
"I beUeve this is one of the tightest units I
have coached while here," said Sayles. "The
girls seem to connect deeply and truly have
a good time with each other. This year's
chemistry has been exceptional." j

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Piciui-e<l boltom, lefl l.o righi.: j

.J(;ssi<;ii Kaya; Ashiey Sours'. Amber Smith;
Caitiyn Fuller; Coach Leo Sayles; Jessica-
Joins (photos by Evan Johnson)

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c row, left to ^t SssStiiiit marh Jolui Mill, i; L;iura'gf55N'e, aeMeBatefe, Lauren Pratt,
Ashdeigh Hoxwortli, Sarali LyoiLs. .\i.ilx-r SnuU), Robiii ReiifriK>, T-^umi Traub, Kaylin CarsweD,
Alison Young, Jessica Murdock
Front row, left to right: Chebea Lenau, Je^ca Jones, Hannah Suits, Caroline Aldridge, Lauren Edgprton, |
^^r_ Ashley Sours, Amanda MankeJ^cajE&^J^caKa^^JMJeBamett^^^^^

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SCORES

■ ■v.'.i^:

3-1 W

T-i 0-3 L

Mt. Vernon 1-3 L

Union University 3-2 ""'

Union College 3-1

West Virginia Tech 3-0 W

Asbury 3-1 W

Montreat 3-0 W

Tennesee Temple 3-1 W

Tenesee Wesleyan 3-1 W

Bluefield " 3-1 W

UVA-Wise 3-0 W

King 1-3 L

Vii'ginia Intermont 3-0 W

Covenent 3-0 W

Cumberlaiids 3-1 W

*♦

S^^i

riiis has been the most satisfying year in
ms of how the girls got along on ahdtdff'^i i^
the court- K*^^ along on and off
-Coach Sayles' ^

Union 3-1

Tenesee Weslevan 3-0

UVA-Wise 3-0 W

Bluefield 3-0

Ashford University 1-3

Illinois Tech 3-1

St. Francis (

St. Xavier ',

Trinity Christian 1

Virginia Intermont 2

King 2

Covenant 3 ^

Montreat 3-1

MilUgan 3- ^

Shorter ?

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' CoojiV Jciv t-Tar tmaii, JennTvIcCUer

S?SSs,TLdsey C!«sap,:Emity ilurlbut, Chelsey Carson, Garii Milligau
Kad-mnirNeCru^rluren HoJietlei^ Alison Cximungham, Kara Nissley ami Cp«ch Mark Sauw.^ ^^^ - ^^ _^ ^

Bottom., MX to rigbt: Kat DeRhodes, Yuri Lopc^, SlepWme Wade,.ShanrK>ti MoGo^vaH,,Qlnaa Do ^vney Amber Scoall.UzPonto.Cg

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T T e re a young team,
[with] lots of freshmen and
sophomores, lots of recruits
this year, but I think we have
a great future," says Kath-
rine Nelson. "We have a lot
of potential." The team is
optimistic after nearly break-
ing even in the regular season
with 7 wins, 8 losses, and 2
' ties. "I think we are steadily
getting better. There were lots
' of mistakes this year that, !^ ,
through hard work, could be
easily fixed," said Kara Niss-
ley. "There was lots of over-
time this year, and through
time and more practice, we
■■^. could make those extra goals
that would have made all the
difference."

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; I'arharri: Caiii M

Top, left to right: Sarah
Newton, Becca Sharpe, Sara
Barnett, Shea Thomas.

Middle, left to right: Wendy
Vork, Diamond Ilolbert, Becca
Morris, Jessica Southern, Hill-
ary Tipton.

Bottom, left to right: Anna
Thomas, Kaylin Carswell, Kali
Davis, Amber Smith, Lauren C
land.

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Tennessee Temple 66-68 jj
Reinhardt College 68-62 W
Martin Methodist 72-86 L
Morris College 71-77 L

Tennessee Temple 77-63 W
Toccoa Falls 89-65 W

King College 90-84 W

Union College 78-65 W

Reinhardt CoUege 76-86 L
Covenant 76-88 L

Tennessee Wesleyan 55-76 L
Freed-Hardeman 48-92 L
Rhodes CoUege 54-52 W

Huntingdon CoUege 77-62 W
Pensacola Christian 89-45 W
MUligan CoUege 84-70 W
Virginia Intermont 85-67 W
entreat CoUege 82-70 W
luefield CoUege 80-67 W
UVA-Wise 67-64 W

Covenant 62-70 L,

Tennessee Wesleyan 57-68 L
Milligan CoUege 76-75 W
Virginia Intermont 67-54 W
Moutreat CoUege 64-59 W
BlueHeld College 74-66 W
UVA-Wise 89-50 _W

Tennessee Weslevan 51-65

^^ oming off of a four game losing streak,
Bryan's women's basketball team had to
face the number one team in the confer-
ence... without their leading scorer, Katie
Davis, who was out with a concussion. The
team was in need of motivation and confi-
dence, and a pre-game pep-talk from former
Lady Volunteer basketball player Kristen
Blue a.k.a. "Ace" Clement gave the girls
what they needed. Blue challenged the girls
to trust their coaches and each other; she
told them that they had a battle ahead of
them, that even though they had a player
out, they had to come together as a team
and fight for victory. From the first whistle,
the entire team was focused and fired up to
beat Milligan. At one point they were up
by ten, but then Milligan got on a run and
cut their lead to three going into half time.
It was an incredibly intense game: Milligan
fought hard the second half — as a first team
is expected to — but the Lady Lions fought
harder, and won by one point.

KJr:

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' hen I took the job as am admissions
counselor for Bryan College last May, most of '^
my family and friends suspected it was becaus
I would be doing something I love and gettirig
paid for it. But this is not, in fact, the real rea-
kson: the primary puipose of my transition from
^fc. student to staff at Bryan was so I could play
)r the faculty and staff on intramural sports
, teams.

.in a believer in the age-old adage, "If you
n't beat them, join 'em." As such, I felt I had
uffered long enough through painful, humUi- ^
-''ating defeats at the hands of the faculty/staff
^ams and at long last it was time for me to .;<
iky my part. Call it experience, call it skill, |
t call it whatever the heck you like, but whether a
sause of Dr. Rose's skill at the ping-poiM™
le or because of Scotty bicj-cle-kicking ' <
Iter goals, the faculty teams have long bi^
^n for their domination of the intramti*
•ealm at Bryan, and this year has been no ■
exception. ;

tured boltoiu, left to right: Bryce Randall,
iidrew Sweeney; Laura Shreve (photos by
eph Demme); Steve Perry (photo by Evan
iiison); Kristina Anderson, Justin McKay,
hael Sapienza, Victor Underwood, Michael
iiier. Joey Johnson (photo by Jenn McCue);
Nods, Hailey Swearingen, Nathan Willcin-
: Justin Morton (photos by Evan Johnson)

I Foosball

...V to all of you graduating seniors (at lea^ — ,,

ones who have stiffered four years of blood and

tears out on the practice soccer field), perhaps

it's time to find Dr. Livesay and beg him foi

opening in the Bible department so 3'ou cai

with lis as well. Until then, feel free to stoj

my office anytime: I'll be the one wearing

intramural champion T-shirt. |

The smasiiing "olf a blue car, a representation of our arclirivals the Covenant Scots, was the climax of t
rave-like pep rally before the big soccer game against Covenant. The pounds of the sledgehammer con
not even be heard over the screams! In the end, the car was overturned and beaten beyond recognitioi,
(photo by Evan Jolinsoii).

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.ain or shine, two Brvan
baseball fans always show up
ready to cheer. Sophomores
Ashley Maye and Amy Whis-
man faithfully attend baseball
games simplv for the love of
the game. "It's a great, relax-
ing thing to do on Saturdays,"
Amy says. Compared to other
sports, baseball may not seem
as exciting; however, the girls
say, "If you pay attention,
you can pick up on a lot of
the underl^dng strategy, and it
is much more enj ovable when
you know the players." Ash-
ley and Amy's goal this year
is to attend every home game.
If the team plays during din-
ner, they just grab a sandwich
and enjoy a picnic at the game.
As they listen to the sounds of
the game — a baseball hitting
a metal bat, cleats on gravel, a
fastball finding the catcher's
glove, and the deep voiced
umpire yelling "Strike!" — they
enjoy the fresh air and the es-
cape from schoolwork.

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Pictured, left to right: Elisabeth Cochrane.
BiT,-au Boling, Joy Holby (photo by Evan

Johnson): Erica Smith, Michal Beatt\;

Olivia Do-vMiey (photo by Joseph Demme):

Ohvia Pool (photo by Evan Johnson); Matt

Wiggins, Brian Li\ingston, Aaron Heidorn,

C^aithia Wade (photo by Evan Johnson):

Amy Whisman, Ashley Maye (photo by

T ~:-rih Demme)

This photo of a beaten
and bruised Rihanna cre-
ated a huge uproar when
it hit the media after a
domestic violence inci-
dent involving Rihanna

and her fellow singer
boyfriend Chris Brown.

In a hardfought game
the Pittsburgh Steelei
just barely "stole" th

victory from the Ari I
zona Cardinals finishiif

the game with a final
score of 27-23. ;

L he 2008 presidential election dominated most United States
Americans' attention. It was deemed fiom the outset to be an unparal-
Med, historic race, and it brought out the highest number of voters m 40

% ' " Choosing from the top three prospective candidates, Americans

had the choice of either having then first female president ( New York State

' Senator Hilary Clinton), their first African-American president (Jumor
lUinois State Senator Barack Obama), or the oldest Commander-m-Chief
■ I elect in American history (Arizona State Senator John McCam).

After the primaries, the choice became a matter of "Change
versus Experience." In popular issues, such as domestic pohcy and the
economic crisis, Obama symbohzed a new generation and way of hfe
whereas, wartimeheroMcCain-25yearsObama'ssenior-representeda

fixmer imderstanding of the "ways of the world" and a much wider range

of experience.

In order to present a yomiger, more change-oriented side^ McCam
selected Alaskan Governor Sarah PaUn to be his rumiing mate. Pahn s viva-
iripersonahty and minority status receivedagreatdeal of a^^^^^^^^^^
the media, and her debate with Democratic vice-presidential candidate, Joe
Biden, was the most-watched vice-presidential debate of aU time.

In the end, Americans decided that "change" was imperative. Obama
was sworn into office on January 20, 2009, after wnming the ^^-:'^- ^'^^^^
70 milhon votes (52.9%): more votes than any other presidential candidate m

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On May 12th, the Space

Shuttle Atlantis con-
ducted the last servicing
mission to the Hubble
Space Telescope.

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10 communlcale and slay connccled Ihrough Ihe exchange of
quick, ftequenl answers lo ore simple queslion: What are you
doing? _

Plan ditchings are not typi-
cally met with enthusaism,
but pilot Chesley B. "Sully"
SuUenberger was nationally
showered with praise after
safely and skillfully landing
a U.S. Airways jet, carry-
ing 151 passengers, in the
Hudson, River near NYC.

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The University of North
Carolina Tarheels defeated
the Michigan State Spar-
tans, 89-72, to take home

their 5th consecutive
NCAA basketball champi-
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While the world at first
received this Britain's Got
Talent contestant with harsh
skepticism, only seconds into
her song many listeners were
moved and even brought to
tears by her beautiful, heart-
felt performance. She became
an overnight star.

(photo courtesy of defra.gov.uk)

A deadly strand of influ-
enza, referred to as the

"Swine Flu," took many
lives in Mexico and fear of
its epidemic ability created
a widespread sense of panic
among many North Ameri-

Filmgoers flocked to see-
Heath Ledger's most recent
film. The Dark Knight,
which premired in July,
several months after his
J death in January, 2007. His
performance as "The Joker"

hfetime best.

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Georgia invaded South

Ossetia on August 7, 2009

an effort to gain its indepi

dence from Russia. Afte

19 days of serious combd

Russia recognized Soutl

Ossetia and Abkhazia a

independent republics.

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Piracy off the Somalia cost
has been a threat to interna-
tional shipping for some time, ,
■ but in August of 2008, nations
around the world decided they
had run out of patience and
established the "Combined
Task Force 150" to begin
eliminating the problem.

(photo curtesy of collegejolt.com)

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in 2007, but Spears set (

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with the release and popi

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After his performance over the
summer at the French Open,
Wimbledon and the Beijing
Olympics, Rafael Nadal was
declared the new tennis cham-
pion of the world over former
longtime standout, Roger

Federer.

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Following the bi-polar

trend of the economic

situation, gas prices hit an

all-time high, over $4 per

gallon, during the summer

of 2008, only to drop to a

5-year low, about $1.50 per

gallon, just months later.

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_ or much of August, TV viewers ^^^

were captivated by the Bejing Olympics,

from what some critics hailed as "the most

spectacular Olympics Opening Ceremony

ever produced," to some tense gymnastics

competitions and incredible record-setting

performances, such as Usian Bolt's hteral

bolts to the 100 and 200 meter finish lines

to become the newest "World's Fastest

Man." iS.

However, one athlete in particular
captured the majority of the viewers 's at-
tention as they watched him climb to the
top tier of the winners' platform again.
And again. And again. And some more.
United States swimmer Michael Phelps
broke the record for most gold medals won
in a single Olympic Games as he smiled at
the world eight times from his accustomed
perch.

In total, the Games saw 43 new world re-
cords and 132 new Olympic records set. The
Chinese athletes won 51 gold medals and 100
medals altogether, and the United States won
36 gold medals and 110 total medals.

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Named as "one of America's
ten most fascinating people of
2008," actressTina Fey gained
numerous awards and popular-
ity in 2008. Her most popular
performance being her "dead-
on" impersonation of vice-pres-
idential candidate Sarah Pahn
for a Saturday Night Live skit.

(photo curtesv of inqiiisitr .com)

In December of 2008, the
National Bureau of Eco-
nomic Research (NBER)

announced what the rest of
society was feehng — that
United States has been in

recession since December of
%07, and it may be the worst

since the Great Depression.

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leaving Bryan and serv-
ing outside the campus — this
is the goal for which we've
been prepared. Graduates have
written 500,000 papers and
regurgitated information onto
10 miUion exams to go out
and serve in another capacity.
Students remain, but also find
ways to serve the community <

off the hill, in churches, in PCI
ministries, and in anything
they find to do. The hope we've
been given is too great to keep
inside — it just spills out.

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■ in of thn gospel of Christ, and ft)r your gciicios-
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hile the men's soccer team
may receive resounding kudos from the j
student body for their gruehng battles i
against the hkes of Covenant and King,
some of their most meaningful games go

unnoticed. These games are not under- I
neath bright artificial lighting: they are on j
the Dayton City School's practice field.
ft According to assistant soccer coach Joey - |
Johnson, members from both the men's ;
varsity and junior varsity teams have been
helping run practices for the local junior
SC high school twice a week over the past
semester and hope to continue to do so over
the years to come.

"I would just say it's one of the great-
est investments someone can make is in a 8^^^^
kid's life," Johnson said. "Many of these
kids come from very broken homes and
could really use some positive influence in
their lives."

i In addition to working with the
^'" school system, the Lions also run two
outreach tournaments for the Latin Ameri-
can community each year and players are
i encouraged to go play with them.

"We've developed a really good relationship
with the Hispanic community," Johnson
said. "I appreciate the interest level my guys
have had in the lives of others in the com-
munitv."

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My decision to spend a semester

in Italy was one of tlie best that

I have ever made. I was finally

able to see the places that I had

previously only read about in

history books, and I was able

to get to know many amazing

people.

— by Katie Wilkens

My three months in Segovia
Spain were challenging lor mi'
many ways. I definitely imprii'

in my ability and eon(id('iii(

and the people.

Erin Grayson found that Russia's
cold exterior is warmed bv the kind-
ness of its people (photo submitted).

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W 1

inston Churchill once
described Russia as a riddle
wrapped in a mystery inside an
enigma; this semester I have had
the privilege of experiencing this
wonder. My time in Russia has
taken me to the 12th century
cities of Suzdal and Vladimir;
the Muslim center of Russia,
Kazan; Russia's capital, Mos-
cow; the Northern Venice, St.
Petersburg, and the industrial
center of Nizhni Novgorod. The
academic studies in Russia were
supplemented by interactions
with Russians, visits to Ortho-
dox churches, and traditional
Russian folklore and holidays. I
also had the chance to get past
the Russian shell by Uving with
a host family for a month and by
working with the children at a lo-
cal shelter, both of which gave me
a stark picture of real life in Rus-
sia. In this country well-known
for its cold, I have been enveloped
in great warmth by its people.

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Our group stayeuior a little while in
the heart of the old city (Jerusalem),
just a few minutes' walk from the
Western Wall and the Dome of the
Rock, the Garden of Gethsemanc,
■ >~ i "' ''lid many other incredible places. We
^^^fy^fn-nj). finished our time there with com-
munion, and as we did so, I heard the
Jewish horn, sounding the neariug of
Sabbath, and the call to prayer ring-
ing from the mosques.

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This fall I hall the opportunity

to study at the University of

(, Oxford through the Best Senies-

j ter Program. In this picture,

I'm enjoying (with some of my

feUow students) an evening at

the second oldest fair in Europe,

the St. Giles Fair, which has been

held amnially in Oxford since the

Middle Ages.

hile Brvan College offers many
activities that distinguishes it from other
colleges, perhaps one of the most unique
and celebrated groups is the Worldview
Team. While the idea of a\ orld\aew is
taught in most classes that Brvan offers,
the Worldview Team travels throughout
the southeast United States sharing what
they have learned and asking thought-pro-
voking questions; their goal is to teach and
encourage the countrv's vouth to think
purposefully about their world.

"The World^dew team is where, as college
students, we go to high schools and pres-
ent our program and then get to interact
with the kids.'" said senior Stephanie
Wade.

^Tien visiting the schools, the Worldview
Team presents a program that consists of
a series of talks and small group discus-
sions covering the topics that are influenc-
ing society, ranging from naturalism to the
western new age movement, and concluding
Mdth the importance of a Christian world-
view.

"Worldview has challenged me to be more
a^\ are of the world outside of Bryan and
that other people matter outside of the
Bryan community. It has turned me into
an evaluator instead of a consumer of cul-
ture," said Wade.

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Pictured left to right: Andrew Zimmerman: Aiidrv Vorder-

baum. Rachel Solid, Andrew Davis, Brett Mvers; Kirsten

Amling (photos submitted): Bonnie-Marie Yager (Assistant

Director of Worldview Teams), Ben \^'illiams (Director of

\^orld\-iew Teams)(photos by Katlyn Levi).

n Martin Luther King Day,
Bryan College reaches out to the
community by doing service proj-
ects for the people of Dayton, TN.

One of the recipients this year
was Kim Tuttle, who works in the
admissions office here at Bryan.
"We gutted the house so it could be
rebuilt and Kim's parents can move
in," says Clayton Schmidt about the
project. Schmidt explained how his
group helped the Tuttle family by
prepping the house for a complete
interior renovation. "Give a bunch
of kids sledge hammers, crowbars,
and other heavy metal objects,"
says Schmidt, "And walls come tum-
bling down."

The group demolished the inside of the
house by stripping the interior down
to the studs. Satisfied with their work,
Schmidt says, "The house looked
pretty clean inside when we were
done. Caleb Ebersol spent the entire
day belt sanding the kitchen floor,
and another crew of guys re-ran the
electrical and prepared the basement
for dry wall."

Students were able to sign up for
various projects in the community,
according to their gifts and inter-
ests. For instance. Chambers singers
sang to nursing home residents, and
Break for Change teams completed
projects relevant to their ministries
over spring break. This day is spe-
cial each year as students have the
chance to take a break from their
studies to focus on pouring out into
the community.

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Pictured, from left to right: Josh Stone; Justin

Smith; Dinah Webster; Elizabeth Yates; Julie

Bamett, Alison Young (photos submitted)

hen we began rehearsing for
Ehjah in August, Dr. D. animatedly
told us in chorale about how big and
beautiful the production was going to
be. His excitement was contagious,
and I eagerly began to memorize our
twelve pieces. I didn't realize, though,
how much time and effort this pro-
duction would require. What with
cramming the lyrics into my head ten
minutes before we were supposed to
sing without using our music, to hours
with other chorale members and a
piano, to giving up our evenings for
rehearsals, well, it was a lot of work.

When we started to stage the produc-
tion, I saw the bigger picture of what
it was going to be like when we would
perform. We were given our costumes, we
learned our blocking, we added acting and
makeup, and, while we weren't finished
just yet, we could definitely see the light
at the end of rehearsals, and it was
beautiful.

Performance night, I heard no grum-
bling and no complaining. We were all
so anxious to finally be able to show
the world what we had worked so hard
on. It was spectacular. Being a part of
such a well-done production was a great
blessing. Even better was the fact that
the audience enjoyed it just as much as
we did! Everything went smoothly, the
audience was pleased, and it couldn't
have happened if we hadn't put so
much of our time into making this
happen. It was definitely worth it.

Pictured top, left to right: Spring Chorale (photo

submitted); Baal prophets from Elijah (photo by

Evan Johnson); Woman's Chorus (photo by Katlyn-

Levi); Nicole Thomas, Stacia Powell, Paul Shear,

Matt Albin (photo by Evan Johnson); Mrs. Kim

Keck (photo by Evan Johnson)

f<H)

i^r. Luther, aka Elijah, calls do v,.^.

fire from God to prove to the heathen
Baal worshipers who the one true God is.

(photo by Evan Johnson).

Thorton Wilder's por-
trayal of small town

America; with a delib-
erately minimal set,
the play emphasized

the relationships that

developed between the
characters.

Written by Neil Simoi
host in Yonkers is base
in New York in 1942
and depicts human-
ity through humorou
drama.

Grandma Krunitz (Eve Hilderbrandt) emphasizes her autonomy as a
refugee, widow, and business owner by refusing money from her thug son
^ Ethan Hararavesi fuholo bv Racliael LowdeimillO.

"It was really fun, and probably
one of my favorite roles," said
sophomore Justin Winters of the
Hilltop Player's production of Neil
Simon's 'Lost In Yonkers,' "The in-
teraction with the other characters
and other actors took me to a new
level in my acting career."

"Lost In Yonkers" was presented
with dessert and dinner from
January 26-31 and was The Hilltop
Players' mid-year production. The
play was directed by Bernie Belisle
and was held in Brock Hall, cre-
ating a close and intimate atmo-
sphere. The play had a smaller cast
than the other yearly productions;
it consisted of only six students,
which included veteran Hilltop
Players such as Senior Cameron
Lane, sophomore Ethan Hargraves,
and Winters himself, along with the
new face of freshman Josh Jones.

"Putting it next to 'Annie Get Your

Gun' or 'Our Town' [which were

much larger in scale], it was vastly

different," Winters says, "With a

larger cast, it's more task oriented;

with a smaller cast it is more about

getting into character."

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Irving Berlin's box-office

hit tells the story of

Annie Oakley's romance

with Frank Blair, and the

comedy and obstacles

that follow.

Pictiuf'd left to riglit.- Jonallian
Goili, Lindsey Wkfit'c; Lindticv

Wolfe, Justin Winters. Josii
Jones (pholos Jty Rachel Laud-
orinilk); Ethan Hargraves, Ali-
cia Si'lmlze (photo Hiibiiiitied)

he Bryan College Ambassadors
were a group that I had always admired
because of their connection to visi-
tors and prospective students. Having
grown up in Dayton, I've always had a
love for Bryan College and the opportu-
nity to share that love with prospective
students is a great experience. There is
nothing about this school that I don't
love. My previous experience at Bryan
has also been a bonus because I have a
larger view of the school. For example,
I attended classes in Mercer before it
burned and stood on the sidewalk in the
"Triangle" as it burned. I remember
the Ubrary as part of Mercer and the
cafeteria below it. Having the ability to

relate those images to incoming stu-
dents and their parents helps to person-
aHze the college and ease their appre-
hension about college in general.

Any Ambassador will tell you that
the worst tours are the ones where we
just talk for forty-five minutes with no
feedback or questions from the family
or group. But when people start asking
questions and making comments, the
group comes alive, and tours become
memorable experiences. Dads in the
group always want to know about se-
curity on campus and all about curfew.
Moms want to know what the cafeteria
is like and about the spiritual life of the
campus. The students just want to know
how many chapel cuts they get, but hey,
that's all part of it. The life of an Ambassa-
dor is fun, but it carries a lot of responsibil-
ity, and I'm proud to be part of it!

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Pictured bottom, left to right: Aaron Heidorn; Glemia

Gibbs, DanieOe Lovins, Audrey Vordenbaum, Nicole

Walker, Melissa Brown, Kim Tuttle, Sarah Becker,

Amanda Kinsey, Katie Garrison, Lauren Garrison, Matt

Green, Justus Stout, Beau Boutwell, Aaron Heidorn,

Lauren Garrison, Garrett Lemonds; Lauren Garrison.

Kirsten Meberg, Sarah Becker; Melissa Brown; Chris

Tuttle (photos by Evan Johnson)

. ALS is by far one of the
most rewarding ministries I
have ever been involved in. The
difference that a college stu-
dent can make in the life of a
child simply by spending time
with them is incredible. Looking
back on my years at Bryan, my
involvement with this ministry
will definitely be one of the
highlights. There is nothing like
seeing the face of a kid light up
when you pull into their drive-
way, because they know that
you are there to hang out with
them. PALS is about relation-
ships, it's about love, and it's
about letting the Gospel shine
through you in such a way that
children will see and know the
saving power of Christ. I will
never forget the time that I went
away on break and found twen-
ty-two missed calls from my pal
on the first day! The Lord truly
is doing some awesome things
through this ministry, and I am
excited to see where He takes
PALS in the years to come.

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STUDENTS IN SERVICE

assists community mem-
bers with home repairs,
yard work, cleaning and
building projects. The
Bryan students aim to
connect personally with
those whom they serve.

TUTORING provides tutoring
for local school children pri-
vately and through the Dayton

YMCA, as well as Enghsh
1 tutoring for Dayton's His-
panic population. Bryan tutors
develop relationships with their
students as they assist them in
their academic endeavors.

PRISON MINISTRY is based on 2 Corinthians 1:4
winch talks about how the Lord "comforts us in all
our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any
trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received
irom God A group of girls go down once a week
and spend 2-3 hours with the women of the Dayton
jad, budding relationships and sharing the love and
comfort we have from Christ, and then Dani Park
wr,tes about 20 letters a week to the women there

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connects Bryan stndcnts to icsidenls
at local nursing homes. The Bryan
students' activities range from lead-
ing worship services and exercise
classes to providing a listening ear
and a friendly touch.

although we're a relatively new
ministry at Bryan, the Evangelism
Team has already begun to influence
many people with the gospel of Jesus
Christ. Our vision is to reach out to a
specific neighborhood in Dayton, seek-
ing to meet the spiritual, emotional
and physical needs of people there; this

year we have focused on the area be-
hind Rhea County High School as well
as the folks that live right on Bryan
Hill. Our goal is to share the full gospel
with each person we get to know, and
to establish people in local churches
that teach solid bibhcal Christianity.
We have been able to pray with people
who are struggling with cancer, surger-
ies, family problems, economic troubles,
and other needs; lots of times, we've
just visited with people, especially those

who are housebound and lonely. You
don't have to be a skilled communicator
or excellent in apologetics to be effective
in this ministry; all you need is a heart
for people, and a love for the lost and
broken. Evangelism team will pull you
out of your comfort zone, but it will also
permanently change the way you think
about life, community, and the gospel.

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among sludenls aboul I In; global prob-
lem ol' IraClieking, faeililules dialogue
aboul Irallicking and lliouglilCul solu-
tions from a Biblical pcrspcclivc, urges
lliose in power lo use llieir resources lo
prevenl Irafficking, and supports ihose

who parlicipalc in local and inlerna-

lional work lo restore Irariickcd victims

(Pictured right, photo subrnilled).

LIFE CLUB participants meet

with area high school students in

small groups to address issues such as

abstinence, secondary virginity, love,

-jy body image and respect. LIFE Club

members encourage the students to

make wise decisions in iheir dating

relationships and show them Christ's

redeeming love (|jlioio suhmiiird).

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his has been a real year of growth for

Lifeblood, and senior David Villanueva, the
original president of Lifeblood, has been
seeking to pass along the vision to a new
team of leadership. Lifeblood continues to
support Banjara Tribal Ministries (BTM) by
transporting students to ZLB Plasma Service!
in Chattanooga, collecting the money earned
from the plasma donations, and sending it to
BTM. By supporting BTM, we get to share
in the work they are doing to put a stop to
human trafficking in India by rescuing the
Banjara children and providing food, educa-
tion, love and a bright future. In addition to
our work with BTM, Lifeblood is also pas-
sionate about seeing change and growth in
the lives of the students involved. Our vision
is twofold: first being our work with BTM,
and secondly to encourage and empower stu-
dents to make a difference around the world
by helping to form a lifelong habit of sacri-
ficial giving. We, as leadership of Lifeblood,
are working toward expanding the variety of
' opportunities for volunteering in our ministry
I in order to open up more ways in which people
can get involved. We are excited to see all that
God has in store for Lifeblood!

. ver)^ unlikely team of 8 students
and 2 adults packed their bags and
headed to Haiti to spend their spring
break Avith the Baptist Church of Gran
Bassin. While in Haiti, the team spent
their mornings doing construction at
the medical clinic o^vned by the church.
Even,' day they moved thousands of
pounds of rock and mortar by hand
for the new foimdation that was be-
ing btdlt. After that, they went to the
local school to help feed the 800 Haitian
children that so eagerly anticipated
what would probably be their only meal
for the day; afternoons were spent play-
ing sports with the children. The team
took part in the church services and were
extremely blessed with an opportunity to
work alongside those of a different lan-
guage but of the same faith.

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Going back to Latvia for the second
year in a row meant getting to see
the people I had met last year, and
I was extremely excited. However,
I was not sure about the filming
aspect, as I am not a film and tech
major and was in the middle of tak-
ing my first film class when we went
to Latvia for spring break. I knew
some basics but stiU was not com-
fortable making a film without help
from someone more experienced.
However, with over 40 kids want-
ing to make films, and only three
film majors, I teamed up with Chris
Tuttle (another fikn amateur) and
together we attempted to make a film
with a group of about 14 kids. It was
definitely a challenge, but through it
I realized that our real pmrpose there in
Latvia was to build relationships with
the kids.

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Latvia team spent a lot of time at the Limbazi 3 Vidusskola (middle
and high school) interacting with students in their English classes,
playing word games or just having basic conversations (photo submitted).

VJT'od really blessed us with a
good trip to Nicaragua this year.
Jeremy Blaschke and I were
the team leaders, and the only
ones who had been to Nicara-
gua before. Our team prepared
for the trip as if we would be
doing evangelism again, though
with Guillermo in charge you
never really know what you'll
be doing. A few days before
we left, we found out that we
would be doing a youth camp
with 13-22 year olds. This was
significantly different from last
vear. The theme of the camp was
Jovenes de Impacto (or Youth of
Impact), which went along with
the verse of the week, 1 Timothy
4:12. Our team was in charge of
planning some games and serv-
ing in the kitchen. A few of our
team members acted as camp
counselors, staying in rooms with
the kids and leading them in devo-
tional times. At the end of the
week, we were able to go to the
barrio where a lot of the kids were
from, which was called Paraiso
(in English it means Paradise). It
was a very eye-opening experience
for us. Most of the homes were
made out of cardboard, sticks, and
plastic bags. It was a great privilege
to be able to serve these kids, and I
think it meant a lot to them that we
would come so far just to serve them.

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had never been on a
missions trip before, but now
I can see why people say that
it's an invaluable experience.
The ten people in my group
spent a week with the City of
Refuge in San Diego, Califor-
nia, doing a variety of things
like washing cars and mowing
the lawn, playing with kids,
and handing out bags of food
to homeless people. There
are about 15 people who live
near and work for the City of
Refuge ministry, and there are
always interns and other local
people helping out. Each week
they receive tons of donated
food, from which they pull
what they need for themselves
and then give the rest away; I
have never seen anybody's life
so dependent upon faith as the
lives of the people in the City
of Refuge. Each of my team
came away from that week
having been touched in a dif-
ferent way. For me, I've grown
up knowing that God provides
for His people, yet here I saw
God work in a way I've never

seen before.

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across the ocean, and some-
times he sends us across the
backyard fence. Hope for
Opelousas is a ministry whose
goal is to share Jesus with
their community. Our team
worked alongside people who
help the government-housing
neighborhoods in their city
by providing tutoring, after-
school care, and other oppor-
tunities for the families living
there. I watched the ministry
care for the students in the
tutoring program, treating
them not as mission projects
but as kids who need people in
their lives to love them and set
a good example. Working with
Hope for Opelousas has caused
rrie to begin wondering how
the love of Jesus can be shown
to the neighborhoods in my
city, in my community, across
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Elizabeth Jackson graduated fiom
Bryan a semester early, in Decem-
ber 2008. She had taken 16-19 credit
hours each semester although this
heavy load helped lilisabethgradu-

of stress. She formed the unwelcome
habit of becoming seriously ill onee ev-
ery school year — "always at the busi-
est time of the semester," she recounts.

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The first lime the sickness came on,

during Elizabeth's freshman year , she

grew so weak that she couldn't even

open the heavy bathroom door and,

of course, couldn't go to classes, "liut

people were watching out for me,"

she says. Some girls on her hall-Ann

Grisham, Allison Cunningham, and

Sarah Urie-made her peanut butter

soup because they knew that was her

favorite and R.D. Myra Goza took \wx

to the emergency room. In the next
years, Elizabeth's recurring illness
forced her to depend on others: "1
was like a little child learning to walk
again," she says.

"My roommate, Elizabeth Barrett,
was an amazing encouragement," says
Elizabeth, recalling a moment when
the fire alarm went off in her dorm
while she was weak from the illness.
Unable to rise and exit the building,
she sat in the floor, cowed by the throb-
bing noise coming frorn right outside
her door. And Elizabeth Barrett came
to her rescue. "She eomforted me and
helped me out of the dorm," Elizabeth

Th« faculty and staff sup|)orle<l
Elizabeth as well by prayin,"' f'"' hc^r ami

complete assignments. Dr. Inipson li>
her, "Sometimes wc can't do great, li
what matters is that we do the besi >
can." Even A.,|., the new chef, help<
her find things to (!at in the caleleii
since the doctor i)rescrib(^d a glut(-n-l

Anne Carlile
James Carmichael
Sara (Ward) Claiborne
Mary Clauson
Elisabeth Cochrane
Corrine Cook
Josh Courtright
Matt Crutchfield

Elisa Cruz

Allison Cunningham

Brandon Davidoff

Matt Davis

Thomas Jefferson Davris

Joseph Demme

Megan Devaney

Stephanie Donate

Derek Dougherty
Anna Downer
Emily Echols
Rosalind Ellis
Trey Elswick
Jake Fabry
Jessie Farrell
Gabriel Fisher

AJ Frick
Laura Funke
Andrew Glines
Marc Glines
Sarah Glines
Andrew Goggans
Drew Goodman
Sharalyn Goodman

Tanya Gray
John Gross
Jenny Hale
Tim Harris
Joy Hartman
Taryn Haught
Erica Heffelmire
Eve Hildebrandt

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Spectators gather to watch
seniors launch tvatermeloiis
from the roof of the Robinson
dorm. Each senior was' to toss
their watermelon if their name
was called (photos siJjmittccl).

Nathan Hill
Jiistin Hipp
Laurabeth Hixson
Joy Holby
Lauren Hosteller
Austin Hubbard
Elizabeth Jackson
Courtney Jergins

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lakmg pretzels in the Robinson dorm kitoli^n'.

show. Then, outside, the tlil(

gathered around a trampoUne and waited to?^

if Zach Shelter, pla)dng the character Michael
Scott, would call then- name to come up and
ake a tmii at tossing watermelons over the
lof of Robinson. Tliis was a reference to an ;
sodeti ^ ^j K b Michael tlueatens to jump A
f of tJfeTOrf but is comonced not to by the ' -^
thers; instead they all throw watermelons off
of the roof The senior class has had The Office

parties before, where they watched episodes of

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Ben Johnson
D. J. Johnson
Allie Jones
Haley Kaye
Nicole Keef
Gabriel Keen
Melkam Kifle
Jessie LaPlue

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The theme of this year's Jr./Sr. Banqviel
was "Long Expected Party," but it turn,
into a long-awaited arrival back at Brya
(photo by Evan Johnson).

n Friday, April 3, juniors and seniors loaded onto buses at four
in the afternoon and set off toward an unknown destination. Their
first stop was a renovated old factory called "The Factory." Inside was
a beautifully decorated banquet room, fashioned after Bilbo Baggins'
birthday party in the beginning of the Lord of the Rings, complete with
an enormous tree in the center of the room. During the dinner the audi-
ence was entertained by two comedians.

After dinner, the buses were reloaded and set off for the Gaylord
Opryland Hotel in Nashville. The banqueters were given the option of
relaxing and taking pictures or participating in a scavenger hunt. The
third and final stop was a sports complex. At the complex, attendees
were given the choice of line dancing, ice skating, or laser tagging, and
breakfast was served buffet-style in the lobby. On the way back to Day-
ton, the buses were caught in standstill traffic for nearly two hours, finally
reaching Bryan at 7 AM with tired bodies but with memories which would

last a lifetime.

Stacy Lejeune
Rob Linn
Ashiey Markusson
Lindsay JNIatlock
Eric McEactrou
Brittany McGehee

Amy McKoy
Kirsten Meberg
Brian Messer
Tim Meyers
Philip Meznar
Zach Milota

Lily Moore
Adam Morley
Aaron Mowery
Brett Myers
Kristen Nachtwey
Jeremiah Nasiatka

Laura Neises
Daniel TSewton
Heather O'Brien
Salena Ortiz
Lauren Page
Micah Pepper

Stepheny Petitte
Jessica PhiUips
Stephanie Picket
Carlos Pielago
Alh'son Price
Kyle Rascher

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Michael Reneau
Emilv Ricketts
Shelbv Robinson
Brittany Rodriguez
Cavia Rohrer
Br\an Rudolph
Whitney Russell
Matt Samsel

Zach Scheller
Liesl Schoenhab
Jeff Sch^*enke
Amy Scripka
Dana Seeley
Paul Shanks
Emily Sitzler
Andrew Slikker

The experience of spending five days on a Inxiiry cruise ship, for nie, was honestly
overrated; what was not overrated was resting from the rigors of acadeniia on a
beach — the sand of which looked and felt like confectioner's sugar and was bordered
by neon-colored water and foliage — with people that will be my life-long friends. We
got our graduation celebrations well miderway as Me dominated the ship's karaoke
nights, not-quite-dominated its dance floors, and uiuntentionally burnt our skin to a
crisp as we reclined in the Bahamas' sun. Welcome to the real world! ...not exaclly.

im Newman, Carlos Pedro da Silva, Rebecca Perelmann, Charles Plush, Robin Renfroe, Bethel Ragland, Michael Rollins, Kat Romeo,
amarr Shorts, Ryon Simon, Amanda Smith, Will Stokes, Kyle Terry, David Thomas, Leighton Trent, Ryan Tyser, Zachary Williams,
eather Windom, Christopher Young

Sarah (Lizzy) Stafford
Josh Storie
Rachel Stuckey
Hilary TuUberg
Chris Tuttle
Sarah Urie
Stephanie Wade
Jana Watson

Rachel Welch
Emily White
Sam White
Ben Whitley
Evan Wiley
John Williams
Taylor Woods
Kim Woody

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Keneau, chosen

of the Gospel

Pictured below, left to right: Dr.

Marilyn Laszlo; Dr. Mel Wilhoit;
"The Golden Grads" (Class of
1959); David Villanueva, Jake

Fabry, Rhea Brown, Ben Whitley

(photos by Evan Jolinsoa).

and beauty of the Gospel, Christians,
is that it changes evenlhing. It molds our understandings,
it informs our affections, and it motivates our actions. It
changes how we do life in a marred world. The Gospel is not so
small that it is only applicable to select vocations, activities,
or time frames. The Gospel changes how millionaires invest
their money, and how^ the poor spend theirs . It changes how
the artists creates art, and it changes how the waitress serves
customers. The Gospel affects how we work, who we v«jte foif
who we befriend, what we enjoy, and how it affects who we are.
Christians, all because we are citizens of Heaven, trying to
bring the cit\' of God down to a pained earth.

bwer f^^beauty of the Gospel is that through it Christ
in^tes us nl^ist to be passive recipients of its riches, but
thaft He calls ns to be actrv-e saints, reclaiming what has
aht avs been His.The power of the Gospel is that Clixist
unites each element of our being - mind, heart, and body - to
ircpare for Himself and us a new creation in which we all will
see, without blemish, the power and beauty of the Gospel.

This is what the class of 2009 has learned at Bryan Col-
lege throughout our education, and this is the power and the
beauty of the Gospeh that God readily stands and has claimed
every square inch of creation as His. And in a world where
deaiEB and pain often blinds us to God's goodness, that changes
everything."

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From the day God brought you
into our lives, you have truly
been a precious gift. You have
enriched our lives w^ith your love,
caring ways, and thoughtfulness.
You have given us wonderful
and special memories that we
will treasure forever. Time has
gone by so quicl<ly since you
were that precious, tiny baby
son. But, as God shaped you
over the years into the mature
young man that you are today,
He instilled in you a unique
personality, full of worthy goals
and ambitions. Because you
have chosen to put Him at the
center of your life, He will guide
you through an amazing and
enriching life-long journey, filled
with His blessings and love.
You, dear son, are a shining
example of what every parent
wishes their son to be. Please
know that you can always
depend on our support,
guidance, friendship, and love.
May God be ever near to you
and bless you each and every
day of your life. Congratulations
to you on this very special
occasion of your college
graduation.

We love you, Brett.
Mom and Dad

Vorl am. confident oftfiis veiy tfiing, that He wfio Segan agoocC
worll^in you xviCf carry it on to compCetion untiCtfiat day when
Christ Jesus returns.

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with InTHans and floUs; ettid woke lip^
to our beautiful (feughler graduatinggg,
college. We could not be anf mpre
proud of you, and l(^e you more than
we could express. You have shown
much wisdom and discount beyond
your<^ears, and have taught me many
things. We hope reaUty will always *
live up to your dreams and God gui^'

ve'MdmfDad, Joe, & Rteagan

"Make good choices" Annabell

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and from 'His mouth come
knowledge and understanding.
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Rosalind Goforth Ellis, our precious daughter,
we are pleased with your accomplishments
and hard work at Bryan College.
Let the Lord Jesus have His way in your
life and He will surely fill your life with His
goodness. In the words of Elisabeth Elliot,
we encourage you to "love what God com-
mands and desire what He promises."

With deepest love and affection.
Mom and Dad

JL_L

Congratulations Joseph!

One day after Christmas, God "added" the gift of a
son to our home. We are forever thankful God chose
to have vou be a part of our familv. It has been our
jov to grow and learn and develop with you. ^e now
have the added joy of celebrating your graduation.
\our accomplishments as a student are impressive.
\ou have applied yourself diligently for 4 years
and your hard work has paid off. You have been a
faithful son and brother with a steady and thought-
ful demeanor. Now you have matured into a well
rounded man.

^ e knoAv that you have been stretched in your
responsibilities in class and on campus, and admire
the ^^■a^" in which you have followed through on your
commitments. It is also satisfying watching others
learn to appreciate your quiet wit and humor in addi-
tion to your godly character.

We are all grateful for God's hand in your life and are
assured that with God's blessing upon your develop-
ing gifts and talents you will force for good in the
lives of many, and in whatever work you put your
hand to.

^ ith Love and Faith from your family,
Pop, Mom, Isaac, Arica, Ethan, Anna, and John

Lo^

jassadors; 144-145
linistrators: 8-9
y. 166-177

quets: 60-61
:baU: 110-111
\\ 152-155

ing: 182-183

)s: 92-97

phon: 184-185

■ent Events: 126-129

ders: 4-5, 50-51

ilty: 26-49

i; 124-125

1 Festival 64-65

hmen: 68-75

Juation: 164-165

top Players: 142-143

amurals: 122-123
ior-Senior: 160-161
iors: 82-85
sports: 114-115

I's Basketball ball: 108-109

Men's Soccer: 106-107
MLK Day: 138-139

Orientation: 54-55

Opening: 2-3

Out ofthe Bryan Bubble: 100-101

PCI: 146-151

Persuasive Communications: 56-57

Profdes: 6-7. 52-53. 66-67. 104-105. 132-133

Resident Assistants: 88-89
Repertoire/Stage Movement: 62-63
Resident Directors/Dorms: 24-25
Roommates; 102-103

Student Government: 90-91
Semesters Abroad: 134-135
Senior Recitals: 156-157
Shout Outs: 178-181
Sophomore Mugs: 76-81
Spirit ^eek/Homecoming: 58-59
Senior Chapel/Trip; 162-163
Senior Class Events: 158-159
Staff: 10-23
Study Places: 98-99
Spilling Out: 130-131

Track & Cross Country: 112-113
Triangle & Commoner: 86-87

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Women's Soccer:

116-117

ArthuiTim

Women's Basketball: 120-121

Axelson, Da\-id

Women's VoUevb

all: 116-117

Worldview Team;

: 136-137

Bacon, Elise77

Bacon, Jonathan

73^ J\fcun&

Bailev, Atticus
Bailey, Maggie

84
69

Bailey. Nathan

Baird, James

AbercToinbie. Drew

76,77

Baker .\shley

157

Abemathy. Hayley

157, 173

Baken Madison

Adams, Ally

Baken Mark

157

Adams, Ethan

BaldiThn

Adams, Laura

69. 115

Ball Joshua

Albin, Matt

71, 77. 141

Barham. Amy

Aldridge, Caroline

69, 115, 116

BarkeL Lisa

Alfano. Br\-an

Barley. Tr\-5tan

Alle); Logan

69, 110

Bamett. Jonathan

157

Allquist. Amanda

25,57

Bamett. Juhe

77,115.116

Al^'a^ez, Samuel

69, 115

Bamett. Sara

69, 114, 120

Amling. Kirsten

77. 87, 136

Bamett. SteA'e

Ammen, Elijali

54,77,91

Bamette, Samantha

54,69

Ammen. Faitb

157

Barnwell, Mark

84,110

Andalib. Soraya

Barth, James

Anderson. Kristina

25, 123

Barton. Kelly

114. 157

Anderson, ^TIl

149, 157

Batt. Derek

81, 108, 109

Andrews, Ben

61,77

Beard. Flizaheth

Angel, Charles

Beard, Joshua

69, 115

Angelicola, Rick\-

-77

Beaslev, Caleb

84,97

Anthony-, Erin

Beat>-, Stephen

Archer, Courtney

69. 115

Beatt},-. Michal

83, 125

Armstrong, Connor

157

Armstrong, Kendall

Becket Sarah

69,144

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Belisle. Bemie
Belisle, Donna
BelL Caleb
Bell. Dean
Benscoten Elizabeth
Benson, Matt
Bei^et Vance
Bemet Jov
Biich. Darrell
Blackburn. Chelsie
Blackman. Tvler
Blaschke, Jeremy
Boggs. ^Tiitnev
Bogle. Josh
■ Boling. Br>^an
Boling, Paul
Bookei; Luke
Boronow. Caitl;>"n
Bottiaux. Danene
Bowe. Zach
Bowers. Jason
Bowman. Cari-Jean
Boling. Br\-an
Bowling. Lauren
Bradlev; Joshua
Bradshaw-, Stacey
Bradshaw. Ste\^
Bradshaw. Zach
Bray. Showde
Breazeale. Zach
BridwelL Tracey
Britton. Emily
Brooks. Jesica
Brock, Barbara
Bro\\"n, .Alan
B^o^^■n, Drew
Brown, Jon
BrowTL Melissa

Brown, Bhea
BrowTQ, Ste\¥n
Brown, Tyler
Bruno, Joey
Brv'ant, Carey
Br^'ant, Casey
Br\'ant, Samantha
Bund}; Cassie Marie
Buttram, Diana
Byers. Chad

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Cahill. Nick
Cain, Cr\'stal
Camp. Hannah
Candland, Carolyn
Carlile, Anne
CarmichaeL James
Carpentet Amanda
Carr, Rachel
Carson. Chelsey
Carswell, Kaylin
Castlen. \'alerie
Cedeno, Mavelyn
Chanco, Annal\Ti
Chase, Michael
Cheon, Gar\'
Cheon. Jod\*
Christian, Tiffany
Christian, Ste\'en
Christophet Cody
Qaflin. Beck)'
Claiborne, Sara
Clark, Chris
Qauson, Kc^in
Oauson, Mary
Qawson, Shane
Qem. Chase
Cochrane, Elisabeth
Cohen, Daniel
Collins, Da\id
Coh-ard, William

11,59

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157

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69

69,110
12.5, 157
54.60,69,115
77

Congioloso, Shea
Cook, Carrie
Cook, Corrine
Copeland, Laiu'en
Corbett. Brooke
Correa. Raphael
Courtright, Josh
Craig. Demond
Cresap. Lindsey
Cres\\"ell. Gregor)^
Crist, Emily
Crocker Seth
Crotts, .Aimee
Crowder Sa\-annah
Cn)\s"noble, Adam
Crutchfield, Matthew
Cruz, Elisa
Cummings, Jared
Cunningham. Allison
Cunningham. Ben

46,77,118,157

149

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69, 106

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75, 108. 109

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157

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Da\idofi!, Brandon

157

Da^^e. Colton

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136

Da\TS, Jonathan

Da\TS. Joshua

Da\'is, Katie

120, 121

Da\Ts, -Matt

157

Da\Ts, Tom

Da\-is. Thomas

157

Day, Jordan

DeaLAIisha

77. 118

DeBats. Kara

Deck, Stephen

62,83

Decker, Joshua

69, 108

Dee, Matt

61, 77. 79.

89, 115

DeGeoi^ Ste\-e

DeLozien Janette

77, 135

Demme. Joseph

157, 177, 180

DeRhodes. Kat

84,118

Dettling. Hannah

De\:ane)-, Megan

7, 106, 157

DeMto, Kristin

69,115

Diamond. Bethany

69,74

Dilts. Jonathan

84,108

Dixon, Joseph

Dobler, Gal\-n

Donato, Stephanie

153. 157

Dorn. Andrew

112.113

Dougherty, Derek

9L lis, 157

DowneE. Anna

4S,157

Doivne}"; Herman

Do^^-ney: Oh\ia

77.118,125

Downing. Daniel

69, 97, 115

Drake, Jonathan

Drake. Stephen

69
77 78

Dyer, Leta

Ebosole, Caleb

Echols, Emily
Edgerton, Lauren
Eisenback, Brian
Ellis. Rosalind
Elswick- Amanda
ELswick. Tre^■
Erwin, Gabrielle
Etress. J^ica

F
Fabr); Jake
Farrell. Jessie
Felkec, Ashley
Fendrich, Caleb
Fendrich, Drew
Farmer, Elizabeth
Ferrante, Ben
Ferrante, Kristen
Ferrante, Sarah
Fields. Chad
Findle\: Billy

69, 139

86, 157
81,115,116
36.37
157,177,181

157

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157, 165

157

14, 123

77, 105

69, 105, 155

69, 86. 93

Fishen Gabriel
Fitsimmons, Gar\"
Flenuning. Hannah
Flores. Seth
Folsom. James
Foshee. Luke
Fra nklin. Rob
Franklin- Ste\"en
Frick. Andre^v
FuUen Caitlyn
Funk, Cassie
Funke. Laxna

Galbreth.^^rll

Gallardo. Jacobo
Garniec, R\"an
Garrison. Katie
Garrison, Lauren
Ga\; Trent
GebeL Elrika
Gehring. Mo^^-
Gentr\'. Tavlor
George, AmeHa
Gihbs. Glenna
Gillespie. Danae
Glines, Andrew
Glines. Marc
Glines, Sarah
Gofi^ Jonathan
Goggans. And^e^v'
Gomez, Tom as
Goodman, Drew
Goodman. Sharal^■n
Goza. ]\hTa
Grav, Alice
Grav, Stefon
Gray. Zach
Gra^^son. Erin
Gra\ton. Daniel
Green, Da\id
Green. Janis
Green- Jlatt
Green. Mollv
Green, Ste\^n
Gre^e. ^end\"
Grisham. Elizabeth
Gray: Tanj-a
Gross, Amanda
Gross. John
Gro\'e, Jen
Guntec, James

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Hailes, Bets\-
Hale, Jenny
Haley, Anna
Haley. Jerem)'
Hall- Hunter
Halvorson. Josh
Hampton. Brandon
Hamrick. Hannah
Hargra\Tes, Robert
Harle,Bm
Harmon. Juha
Harper. Br\"son
Harris, Liz
Harris. Tim
Harrison, Zac
Hartman, Joy
Har%^\. Jennv
Hast^■, Da\id
Hast); Tajior
Hathawav; Luke
Hattrich. Brantley
H aught, Tar\-n
Haught, Tre\"or
Hawkins. Caitlin
Ha^-man, Rita
Ha^Ties, Caleb
Ha\-s. Curt
Heagan, Jandi
Heffelmire, Erica
Heidom, Aaron

157

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81, 106

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70, 110

87.89.157

84,106

157

70, 125, 144

Held. Peter
Helms. Jared
HelzeL Da^id
Hemmins;s. Thomas
Henderson. Chris
Henderson. Jason
Hendrix. Emilv
Hendrix. Gordv
Henn. Joshua
Henr\: Natalie
Heretb, Brett
Hess. Lauren
He^^^tt. Rachel
Hicks. Desirae
Hicks. Matthe\\-
Hildebrandt, E^e
Hill. Brian
HilL Kyla
HilL Melanie
Hill . Xathan
HilL Stephen
Hipp. Justin
Hixson. Beth
Hixson- Laurabeth
Hixson. ]\h-Ies
Hogsett, Michael
Holbert- Diamond
Holbyjoy
Holland, James
HolliQg5^^orth- Randv
Holt, Lauren
Hooks. D. J.
Horat. Zach
Hostetlen Lauren
Hostetlen Tim
Houghton, Jonathan
Hoxivorth. Asheleigh
Hubbard. Austin
Hudgens. B^ittan^'
Hudgios. Jacob
Hudson. Blake
HulL Anna
Hundley, Jason
Hurlbut, Emilv
Huskey, Stephanie

7
Ibsen, Ali
Impson. Beth
Impson- Daniel

7
Jacfeon. Elizabeth
Jernigan. Hannah
Jergins, Comtnev
Johnson, Crissj"
Johnson, Evan

Johnson, Ben
Johnson. D. J.
Johnson. Joey

Johnson, Liz
Johnson. Bonnie
Johnston. Phihp
Jolla\; Maggie
Jones, Allie
Jones, Heather
Jones. Jessica
Jones, Joseph
Jones, Josh
Jones. Josh
Jones, ]SIillie
Jones. Scott
Jones. Whit
Juarwek John
Jun, Sim Jin
Justice, Brandon

Katz, Thomas
KauSman. Jeremv
Kava. Jessica
Ka^-e, Haley-
Keck, Kim

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70.110

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35,141

Keck- Ste\T
Kear Matthew-
Kendall, -Aaron
Kee£ Nicole
Keen. Gabriel
Kennard- Doug
Kennedy-- Dana
Kerlev. Cher\-1
Ketchersid. Bill
Kifle. Melkam

Kilgore. Owen
King. Teresa
Kinney. Pat
Kinsen Jim
Kin sen Ruben
Kinsev. -Amanda

Kirkpatrick, L\-Tlia
KitzmiUer Douglas
Kloc. Chiis
Knudsen, Don
KoaiL Jov
Kohler Philip
KopeskL Kaitv-

Koskamp. Jordan
Kostre\-a, Faith

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Lane. Cameron
LaPlue. Jessie
Laskin. Heather
La^-o. Gregor%'
LaA oice. Logan
Lay. BiU
La^Tie. Ke\'in
Lear^-. Chris
Lear^: Sandra
Lee. Hannah
Legg. Margie
Legg, Rav
LeJeime. Stac\"
Lemons. Garrett
Lenau, Chelsea

L«tmann,PhiI
Le\-L Katl-\-n

liflard-Luke
Lindsay. -AK-ssia
T .inn. Rob
Li\^esav, Stephen
Li\-esav. Corrine
Li%-ing5ton, Brian
Loaiza. Guillermo
Lobach, Thomas
Logan. Jordan
Longoria, Melissa
Lopez, \^iri

IxA-ins. Danielle
Lowdermilk. Rachel
Low-er\; Hope
Lucas. Margaret
Luthec Da\-id
Luthen Sigrid
Lyons, Sarah

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Mace, Stephanie
MacKaN; Justin
Magnussen, -Andrew
Magnussen, Ste^-en
Mahand, -Andre-^v"
Mallov. Justin
Manke. -Amanda
Manzo. Jenifer
Marshall, Charlee
Maikusson, -Ashley
Martin. Faith
Martin. Nicholas
Marzello. Gar\-
Matlock, Lindsav

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Maltlu-iss. Jordan
\lanbai-h. Josh
Maiiglion. Joscpli
\la\o. Ashley
MrCall. Xavierian
Mrl.loskey. Kayley
\k'Co\\Ti- Nate
NkCormick, Kelsey
\IcCue, Jeim
VlcEacliron. Eric

VIcEwen, Kevin
VlcGee. Stephen
McGchec. Brittany
McGehee. Natalie
tVlcGowan, Joshna
klcGowan. Shannon
McGuire, Bryce

Mcll\'aine. Susannalt
MeInt\Te, Garrett
McKennett, Kim
McKeehan, Emily
McKissick. Lindsay
McKoy, Amy
McLean. Allison
McPeak. Andrew
Meadows. Howard
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Meberg. Sonja
Mele, Rachel

Meloucon. Matt

Messen Brian

i\len\Tn- Reid

Meyers. Tim
{ Meznar. Pliilip

Middlekauff, Paul

Miller. Brianna

Miller. Dennis
( MiUer. KeUy
^ Miller. Patrick

.Miller. Stacey

Milligan, Andrea

Milligan. Carh

MUlsaps. Tiimny
. Milota, Zach

Mii'acle, Cassie

Moe, Maribeth

Moore. John

Moore. Lily

Moore, Ryan

IM organ, Anna
. .Morgan, Bruce

ftlorgan, David

Morgan, Joey

Slorley, Adam
lorley, Hannah
, [Morris, Becca

Morton, Jtistin
.ijMoseley, Liz
;.^|ftIowery, .\aron
higridge, Patrick
Mulleimix, Brian
Muliemux, Kara
\hilloy. Amy
Murdock. Jessica
Murray, Jesse
"iK firs, Brett

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Vachtwey, Kristen
Nasiatka, Carlin
fNasiatka, Jeremiah
LVdurumo. Sam
Neds, Ben
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^|■!son. Katherine
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l^e\vsome, Katie

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Newlon. Daniel
Newton. Richard
Newton, Sarah
Nielsen, Summer
Nisslev, Kara
Noel, Malt
Norquist, Ben
Nunnelly. Andrew

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O'Brien. Heather
O'Kanc, Daniel
Olsen, Judy
Ortiz. Salcna
O'Rourke, Megan

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Pacurari, Nick
Padgett, Sharron
Page, Herbert
Page, Laiuen
Pahner, Michael
Paimidlo, Ashley
Parham, Chelsea
Park, Dani
Parks, Reggie
Pascucci, Michele
Passburg, Alissa
Patterson, Vickie
Paulson. Steve
Pa\Tie, Bailey
Pearce, Laura
Peckman, Joel
Pendergrass. Christian
Pendergrass. Janice
Pepper. Micah
Perron, Da\id
Perry, Angela
Perry, Steven
Peters, Lizy
Peters, Melissa
Petitte, Ron
Petitte, Stepheny
Phelps, Kristen
Phillips, Jessica

Pickel. Stephanie
Piatt, Janet
Pielago, Carlos
Pigatto. Rodrigo
Pilgrim. Jordan
Plaisted, Cami
Plush, Charles
Polston, Adam
Ponto, Liz
PooL -AiueUa
Pool. Oh\ia
Powell, Stacia
Pratt. Lauren
Price, .\llvson
Price, Micah
Prince. Daniel
Puckett, Dustin
Pugh, Julia
Pugh, Lydia

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Rabiu-n. Ashley
Ragland, Josh
Rains, Patty
Randall, Biyce
Randen. Karen
Randlc. Drew
Rankiru Deryk
Rascher, Kyle
Reed. Earl
Reneau, Michael
Renfroe, Robin
Rews, Polly
Reynolds, Mandi
Rhueling, Danny
Rice, Diana
Ricketts, Emily
Ricketts, Travis

161

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115

Riley, Sarah
Roberts. Abe
Roberts, Anna
Roberts, Patrick
Robinson, Kcsse
Robinson, Shelby
Rodriguez. Brittany
Roes. Mar\-
Rogers. Amanda
Rogers, Nate
Rohrer. Cayla
Rollins. Michael
Romeo. Kat
Rose, Qark
Ross, Erin
Ross, Kirsten
Roycraft, Stacy
Rudolph. Brv'an
Rustebakke. Anna
Russell, Stephen
Russell. Whitney

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Samsel. Matthew-
Samuelsen, Kirk
Sanders, Amanda
Sanders, Audrey- Ann
Sanders, Roger
Sapienza, Michael
Sayles. Leo
Saylor, Br\-an
Savnes, Kathr)Ti
Schaale, Andrew
Scheller, Zach
Schmidt, Clayton
Schoenhals, Liesl
Schott, Doug
Schroeder, Michael
Schulze, Alicia
Schwenke, Jeff
Scripka, Amy
Seeley, Dana
Sell, DwTght
Shalfer, Katie
Shanks, Paul
Shannon, Kelly
Sharp. Jared
Sharpe, Becca
Sharpe. Steve
Shearer, Paul
Sheppard, TvTOne
Sherrin. .Amanda
Sherwood, Hany
Shelter, Judy
Shettet Tim
Shields, Stefanie
Shorts, Lamarr
Shreve. Laiua

Simon. Ryon
Sinunons, Kaiissa
Simpson, Bob
Simpson, Ericka
Simpson. Lauren
Simpson, Pamela
Sims, Brenda
Sisemore. Erin
Sitzler. Emily
Skinner. Ben
Slikker. Andrew
Smitli. Amber
Smith. Cal^in
Smitli. Colby
Smitli. Erica
Smith. Justin

Smith. Megan
Smith. Oli\ia
Smitli. Rachel
Smith. Ryan
Smith. Thomas

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Smvthe, Sharon
Solid, Rachel
Soltis, Jarod
Sours, Rebecca
Southern, Jessica
Spence, Luke
Stafford, Sarah
Stafford, Sarali
Steele, Jey
Steele, Lydia
Stewart, Tara
Stewart, Tori
Stinunel, Allison
Stobart, Ed
Stokes, Annie
Stone, Christ
Storie, Josh
Stout, Justus

Stroud, Savannah
Stroup, Doug
Stuckey, Rachel
Suits, Hannah
Sullivan, James
Sunday, Ti mm y
Swafford, Paul
Swearingen, HaUey
Sweeney, Andrew

Tanieier, Jessica
Taphorn, Rick
Terry; Kyle
Tharp, Carra
Thomas, Anna
Thomas. Kyle
Thomas, Lindsay
Thomas, Nicole
Thomas, Rachelle
Thomas, Shea
Thomas, 'WTiiteny
Thompson, Jordan
Tipton, Hillarv-
Tomazin, Tiller
Traub. Lauren
Travis. Jennifer
Traylor. Jack
Travlor, Karin
Tromanhauser, David
Tullberg, Hilary
Tullberg, Tami
Turner. Beth
Turner, Ken
Turtle, Chris

Tutde, Kim

Tuttie, Nick
Twombly; Lauren

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L' nderwood, .Ally
Underwood, Kristen
Under^vood, Victor
Urie. Sarah

Van Erem, Liz
Van Gorkom, Kyle
Varela, LJa
Villanueva, Da\id
Vordenbamn, .Audrey
Vork, Wendy

Wade, Cynthia
Wade. Stephanie
^ ade, WiUiam
Wagner, Faith
Walken Nicole
Wang, John
Watson, Jana
Weber. Britney
Webster, Dinah

80, 136

80, 120

163

80. 154

78.80

138. 163

59, 71. 74. 86.

144

74, 110

163

85, 116

85, 123

55,74

85, 108. 109

75, 120

23, 75, 140

114. 120

85, 108

85,120

75, 116

163

55, 110, 144.

152. 163

15, 58. 138,

144

75, 108, 123

135, 163

61,78.80

98.106il51.165

85, 120

23,75,118,121

118. 137. 163

81,144

85, 102. 103

13.98.163

81,87

81, 138

Welch, Mark
Welch, Rachel

^Tiisman, Amy
^Tiite, Calvin
White, Emily
^Tiite, Zachar)^
Whidey Ben

Whitmore, Bryan

Wiggins, Matt
Wiley. Evan
Wilhoit. Mel
Wilkening. Johanna
Wilkens, Katie

Wilkey, Marlene

Wilkinson, Nathan
WiDiams. Ben
Wilhams, Elizabeth
"^'Ulianis, John
Wilhams, .Matt
WiUiams, Michael
Williams, Nickolas
'%'lUiams, Ray
Wilmore, Candace
Wilson, Danielle
Wilson, Rebecca
Winstead, Tyler
"Winters, Justin
Wisthoff, Tori
Wolfe, Lindsey
Wood. Todd
^^oodall, Alaina
Wood. Sarah
Woodall, .April
^'boden, Philhp
Woods, Tavlor
Woodv. Kim

Wooten, Brenda
Wren, Matt
Wright, Susan

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Yacoubian. Paula
Yager. Bonnie-Marie
Yates, Elisabetii
Yates, Rob 85.135
Yawn. Todd 81
Yoder. Daniel
Yontz. Ryan
Young. .Alison

Youn2. .\inanda
Young, Caleb
Young. Ben
Young, Josh

Zensen. Sharon
Zimmerman, Drew
Zimmerman, Daniel

81. 115

10, 57,

163

81, 125

62, 163

106, 115,

163, 164

75, 125

89, 163

35.164

81, 134,

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137

162

75, 114

59,85

81, 146

81, 108

85. 143

85, 143

71.81

163

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75

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Assistant Edi

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^ Photo Editor: Joseph Demi

Design Editor: Wendy Greve

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Staff (left to right): —

Desirae Hicks, Layout and Copy

Katlyn Levi, Photography

Rachel Lowdermilk, Photography

Joy Hartman, Layout and Copy

Jenn McCue, Layout and Copy

Nick Pacarari, Business Manager

Evan Johnson, Photography

Atticus Bailey, Layout and Copy

Not Pictured: Landon Johnson, Brittany

Weber, Rob Franklin, Courtney Jergins,

Brandy Headlee.

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editor in 6}ii«ii': Joy Berner

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Copy Editor: Rosalind Ellis

o My Team from holli Hcnuislcrs,
This book Is one of llic hesl Bryan has ev(M- produeed, and '
it look eaeh of yon lo make it ihal way. You did an amaz-
ing joh!

Kiisten, Dcininc, Wendy, Rosalind and Conrlney, I don'l
i' know how you guys put up with me and my scallei-
brainedness lor as long as yon did. Yon were ihc engine; be-
hind this book, and I lliank yon so nuich (or that. All your
long hours and all the diffieidlies wc worked through really

made this book come together.
Atticus, Joy, Desirae, Rob, Brittany, and Landon, your el-
forts were what created this book. 1 know it got frustrating
and tiresome at points, but your perseverance lias created
a beautiful work of art. Thanks for putting up with all of
our attempts to do things in new ways.

Evan, Katlyn, Rachel, Jenn, and Brandy, you did a fabu-
lous job with the pictures this year - I hope you had as
much fun taking them as we all did looking at them! They -^-.-—
are professional quality, and it was such a tragedy that we

could not include more of them. ^

Nick, thanks for joining the team this year as our first busi-
ness manager. You saved the rest of us creative but un-busi-
ness-minded people from the dread of trying to sell ads. You
did a great job, and we all appreciate it.

John and Karin, you guys had a tough job, I'm afraid, for
you had to teach me not only what the editor should know
about the yearbook but also how to lead and plan a class. V
Your patience, encouragement, and unfailing support have
shaped me and taught me things that I will remember for
years to come.
To everyone, I want to specifically say thank you for put-
ting up with an editor who didn't know much more about the
book than you did. I was learning right along with you, and
you guys always respected me. I could not ask for more than
what you gave.

This book stands as a testament to the skill and dedication of my
talented staff, for they made this book happen.

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w^hat it is. One of tte things that makes Bryan faculty

unique is thfiii- desire to pour therhselves into the hves of

their^tuclents;jthey seek to ericourage, strengthen, and

I, and thoughtfiJ discussions. In his Prince of Peace
V speiech, WiUiam Jennings Bryan said, "There is no
human influence so potent for good as t;hat which goes
out from an upright hfe." As we leave Bryan, who we
are will continue to spdl over iftto our relationships and
our lives will influence the lives of others. It is our turn to
reach out with intentionality.

(HCTi

The Commoner 2009

he Commoner 2009, Volume 77, was de-
signed and edited by students at Bryan College
and printed by Jostens, Inc. in Clarksville,
TN. Layouts were produced using Adobe
InDesign and photographs were edited
using Adobe Photoshop.

The cover is Custom Litho with High
Gloss Litho 478 and Process Color 317
with Gloss Lamination. Fonts used
in the book are LT Zapfino One and
Bodoni MT.

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Editor iu Chief: Joy Berner

Associate Editor: Kirsteii Meber

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Copy Editor: Courtney Jergins and Rosalind EHis
Design Editor: Wendy Greve

Business Manager: Nick Pacarari

Staff Members: Dcsirae Hicks, Atticus Bailey, Joy
Hartinan, Landon .Johnson, Brittany Weber, and
Boh Franklin.

visors: John and Karin Carpenter

Design Credit: Wendy Greve

Photographers: Jcseph Dcmnie, Evan Johnson,
Rachel Lowdcrmilk, Katlyn Levi, Brandy Head-
Ice, Jenn McCue and special submissions. Special
tlianks lo Sarah Becker.

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